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Old Aug 24, 2011
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Today I fully lost reverse now that being fully mechanical gave me some worries. After sitting in traffic for an hour and a half I got to work and my truck was puking ATF out of the tranny over flow. My diagnosis has lead me to believe that the radiator has cracked and coolant found it's way into the transmission. Either way I have to rebuild it before anything else happens. I now know why the original trans failed and now this one. I will post a pic in a little bit
 
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Wow dude. Time for another truck
 
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Wow dude. Time for another truck
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wtf do you do to your truck, Mine doesn't even break this much.
 
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Nothing at all I can't post pics I'm on my phone. Sent a pic to Scott (Dixie_boysles). Its in my Photobucket but can't post them. So now Have a 2011 fusion rental
 
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That sucks man! This is the second one?!
 
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I think the problem is you, not the truck. You can't have this many issues on so many different parts that have nothing to do with each other on such a new truck.
 
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How is the problem me? The rad **** out how's it my fault.
 

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Bypass the tranny lines going into the radiator and install a big tranny cooler to prevent this from happening again.

Wane
 
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I'm about to say screw the entire thing and all it's issues and get another Subaru
 
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Make sure to de mod first lol
 
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I think the problem is you, not the truck. You can't have this many issues on so many different parts that have nothing to do with each other on such a new truck.
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clearly he beats the **** out of the thing
 
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No I honest to god don't beat the **** out of it. My father drove it from Sunday till tues he heard the noise at first
 
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https://www.ranger-forums.com/general-technical-electrical-18/smashed-rock-damage-122453/

honestly i dont care how someone drives their truck. I just HATE seeing threads blaming the truck when that might not be the case. just sayin'
 
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https://www.ranger-forums.com/showthread.php?t=122453

honestly i dont care how someone drives their truck. I just HATE seeing threads blaming the truck when that might not be the case. just sayin'
ok it was a hole that was filled with water and a rock. how is this related?
 
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Look at how you worded it... "blasted through a hole..."
 
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I'm about to say screw the entire thing and all it's issues and get another Subaru
yes or get an 05+ lol

and to be honest, the two times i've seen this truck in person it wasn't beat on at all. when 6 of us went off roading last year he was going easy and hes the one who had a bad wheel bearing at the end of the trip somehow.
 
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yes
i was at the dealer today pricing them out
 
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Well, dibs on anything good if you dont get another Ranger.

Sucks to see you having problems with your truck. Best of luck with whatever you get next.
 
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Wheels
Lights
Mirrors
Xcal 3
Bilsteins
Hids
Black housings
Intake
Exhaust
Lmao
 
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..............need more money.

BRB. lol.
 
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Originally Posted by 99offroadrngr
yes or get an 05+ lol

and to be honest, the two times i've seen this truck in person it wasn't beat on at all. when 6 of us went off roading last year he was going easy and hes the one who had a bad wheel bearing at the end of the trip somehow.
i was looking at a used legacy GT 6 speed. 30k $19,999 now that aint bad.

Yea i was super easy on it and somehow broke something just my luck. Nothing ever ever ever went wrong with my subaru. My mother has a 2011 Outback 3.6R, my sister has a 2.5i Impreza and my father has a E350 4Matic Benz never any issues with either of them. I have driven them also and hard to never a single issue. I dont even beat on my truck and it breaks now like wtf
 
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as a couple of members may know i work at ford part time and part time at a rental company avis budget group well............. i just got rid of this fusion.... for?? oh yea 5OH auto

 
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damn that sucks man. Sounds like u have my kinda luck tho lol. i baby my vehicles well not to bad i use em and will def go off roading soon with my truck. but evan then ill have dumb crap break for no reason lol. being u have an 04 and the 2nd time this has happened is just messed up. i send u my GL and hope u like whatever u buy when or if u buy something else/ :)
 
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Originally Posted by 04RangerDave
Hot sauce?

That sucks. When you get the new ride atleast stick around and post pics of your girl.
 
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