"The Ho" (34)

Seventeenth Trip

This was to Attica on 10th June 2006. Andy and I rode in "The Ho" whilst Dave took his Jeep along with his daughter, Jessica, her friend Mandy and Andy's son, Drew. It rained most of the day which was disappointing but we hit the dunes and messed around in the creeks.

Our young passengers..
Jessica, Drew and Mandy

Dave rock climbing

"The Ho" developed a problem with the transmission. It won't change gear properly especially from 1st to 2nd. This is apparently a known problem for the A4LD automatic transmission that ford and Mazda used. The Explorer Forum has an excellent article on rebuilding this type of tranny and hopefully we'll find it's something simple rather than having to rebuild the whole thing. If the worst comes to the worst then according to the Ford Truck Enthusiasts site we can expect to pay around $400 - $700 for one from a junkyard, a rebuild will cost $800 - $1,100 and a remanufactured one will cost $1,300 - $1,800. eBay has a selection of parts for this tranny as well.

This page created 18th June 2006, last modified 18th June 2006