SVT98t's 2003 Mercury Marauder **DUW**

[gadget73]

ah. Depending how much too high, foaming could explain it.

[SVT98t]

Truth.
Tomorrow is going to be record highs. So I might as well take advantage of it and go play in the Marauder before I put it away for 6-7 months.Yea.

-ryan s.

[SVT98t]

I can found ze problem......

So, I dropped the pan on the Marauder today.And I removed the valve body just to make sure everything was good.
NOT!!
So, I put the valve body into the pan and bring it out from under the car for further inspection.
I find the gasket that goes around the trapezoidal mesh filter-piece-thing is all blown out. It's part of the giant one- piece gasket that goes on the separator plate between the plate and the bottom of the transmission.
I did not take pics of that because my hands were coated in $$ transmission fluid $$.
But, after explaining to my dad about how the J-mod works, and how certain things function, I ripped off part of the gasket to show him the passages that are modified.
Well, look what I found:


That doesn't look to straight, right?

Another angle:





It looks like it was struck with a ball peen hammer!! WTF!!!!!

But, fear not GMNers, for I have a solution. I am cleaning up my spare separator plate, and will have this rectified in no time. I already have a new set of gaskets too.

***In other Marauder-related news***

I took the valve body off the original transmission that was in the shed. After further review, I found that one of my shift actuator-things had actually broken and come free, thus creating all the lovely metal that I found in the bottom of the pan.

-ryan s.

[packman]

At least you found the problem now and not in 6-7 mos when the first nice weekend arrives. I hope you fix that soon and get her back on the road.


Packman

[87gtVIC]

Shit..I hope you get this guy going again Ryan.

[gadget73]

yeah a wonk in the sealing surface would make it a non-sealing surface fairly effectively.

[miamibob]

Is "wonk" a technical term??? I LOVE it!! Bobby

[sly]

yeppers... just like "the brain" for anything that controls something else.

[SVT98t]

So, I'm going to fix this lingering problem on Thursday. This could end up being one of the most expensive J-mods ever.
The one I did on the Tank cost like $14.
But, against my better judgement and popular demand, I will fix this on Thursday and install the J-Mod. Because dammt, I started this stupid thing, I might as well finish it. Fuck.
So, Thursday, fix, and then it's going to the bat cave at an undisclosed location for winter sleep.
Wish me luck!

-ryan s.

[SVT98t]

Ok, so I finally got around to fixing the Marauder last night. I found out what caused that dent. There is a filter screen that is recessed into the transmission case, for the pump. It came out and I reinstalled it upside-down. I never saw the correct orientation of it until I saw that is was stuck in the case. I ripped apart my other transmission and found that I put it in upside-down.
With the way that it goes in, I didn't think that it would go in the way it's supposed to.
It's complicated....
But, it does go like a dirty SOB. Shifts are clean and crisp. Just like I wanted.
I have all gears; forward and reverse.
I did have a problem after I level checked it and drove it around for a bit.
Fluid level was too high. I did put 2 Quarts of Royal Purple back in it.
So, I just need to drain a little bit out of it. That's all.
It gets tricky with that deep transmission pan.
Ok. Bye.

-ryan s.

[87gtVIC]

Yay. I felt bad for you at SF when things went to hell.

[sly]

Yay. I felt bad for you at SF when things went to hell.

This!

glad yours is all betters. Now for mine to get all betters.

[SVT98t]

So, now, there's issues.
-batt is draaaaaaained. Car shuts off at WOT.
-error code P1428? Low speed fan control module

And my favie:
-P1728 trans slip error.
Needs new TCC and shift solenoids. Driving along and everything is fine. Then it takes a long time to shift into third. And when it did, the car drifted sideways. It was a bit wet out last night.
So, I'm going to order those two parts and go from there.
And if it doesn't work, i'm ripping out that trans and rebuilding it.

-ryan s.


-ryan s.

[sly]

bah.


that is all... just bah.

[gadget73]

well, the alternator shuts off on those at WOT, so if the batt is bad, you'll lose power when the alternator switches.