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I agree with you Dave as my research has gotten the same results, no install=no warranty AND it only saves a few hundred. The Jasper research was interesting in that they have whole paragraph on the importance of flushing the original system with a "hydraulic shock flusher? The more I read, the more I am leaning towards expensive but safe install by a local transmission place.
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I believe some of the rebuilders send a inline filter and require you to install it in the line for a warranty. Dirt and shavings in the cooler must be a big problem. Almost seems like money well spent to get a new radiator if you are going to spend thousands getting the trans rebuilt.
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Ford used the AOD behind a lot of vehicles for a lot of years. The valve body is calibrated for a *specific* vehicle and weight. There is a very good chance you won't get the correct valve body calibrated for a truck. For example, you may get one from a Crown Victoria. It will work of course, but not as well and it might not hold up as long.
For the reasons Franklin2 mentioned, I would not go through the trouble of R&R, either. Get a local transmission shop to rebuild your existing AOD. Since the fill plug is still in the pan, you still have the correct one that hasn't been touched yet.
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I would rebuild what I had before I would get a Jasper rebuild. The reason is because of the same problems associated with rebuilt/remanufactured carburetors: Ford calibrated these parts for *specific* vehicles, and it's not uncommon to get a rebuild made for a different application.
Ford used the AOD behind a lot of vehicles for a lot of years. The valve body is calibrated for a *specific* vehicle and weight. There is a very good chance you won't get the correct valve body calibrated for a truck. For example, you may get one from a Crown Victoria. It will work of course, but not as well and it might not hold up as long.
Ford used the AOD behind a lot of vehicles for a lot of years. The valve body is calibrated for a *specific* vehicle and weight. There is a very good chance you won't get the correct valve body calibrated for a truck. For example, you may get one from a Crown Victoria. It will work of course, but not as well and it might not hold up as long.
In a nut shell, it will work but not as best as it could be.
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