OK, so I brought my truck into the dealership (because my dad has been a machanic there for over 35 years). They tore into the transmission and found that the converter had basically exploded, sending filings and other debris throughout, causing major damage to everything else. In other words the transmission is almost 100% destroyed (besides the casing).
Now, since my truck is just past its waranty of 60K, and because my dad has been of excellent service for over 35 years, him and the head honchoes are trying to convince ford motor company to file this as a "Good Will" waranty claim. Which basically means that they feel bad because my truck is just past the waranty period, so they (ford) will cover half of the damage.
If this convincing turns out for the better, my bill will turn out to be around $1500 CND. So I'm crossing my fingers that they give in, cause I'm not really looking forward to spending at least 3K!
So, now that I learned the hard way...... What should I set my shifting and stuff to when I get the truck back??
My wife wants me to no longer use the gryphon, but I refuse to let an $800 part collect dust because of a stupid mistake. Also I dont even have my custom tunes yet!
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