BTS took a dump!
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BTS took a dump!
Ok, well.........
Not exactly the BTS part of it but the Precision Industries part of it did
Starting making a bunch of racket from the TC, then hit passing gear on the interstate and i just felt a neutral cut out. Next thing I know I'm steadily loosing speed over the grade, but got it home ok, seeing as I was only a mile from home when this happed.
I'm going to give Brian a call tomorrow morning. Shoot, the darn torque converter and trans has only been in there since September 11. Maybe 10-12k miles at most.
I am looking forward to dealing with Brian again and his great customer service. Im sure everything will work out. I'm thinking about buying a trans jack, im sick of dropping trannies with floor jacks.
Not exactly the BTS part of it but the Precision Industries part of it did
Starting making a bunch of racket from the TC, then hit passing gear on the interstate and i just felt a neutral cut out. Next thing I know I'm steadily loosing speed over the grade, but got it home ok, seeing as I was only a mile from home when this happed.
I'm going to give Brian a call tomorrow morning. Shoot, the darn torque converter and trans has only been in there since September 11. Maybe 10-12k miles at most.
I am looking forward to dealing with Brian again and his great customer service. Im sure everything will work out. I'm thinking about buying a trans jack, im sick of dropping trannies with floor jacks.
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Nope. I was running DP from September 11 to sometime in early Decemeber when I sold it. Have been running stock since. Only towing small trailers...
I haven't heard too many good things about the failure rates of PI's torque converters, but hey they are awesome when they are working
Oh well, I'll give another one a try. After all, dropping a trans in one of these things is cake, especially on a lifted truck.
I haven't heard too many good things about the failure rates of PI's torque converters, but hey they are awesome when they are working
Oh well, I'll give another one a try. After all, dropping a trans in one of these things is cake, especially on a lifted truck.
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forgot to update you guys, so here it goes...
Called brian day after i posted here. Told him the scenario, he said since he can't be 100% sure its the converter, he is going to send me a shipping crate and just ship the whole thing back and he will go through it and give me a new converter and new fluid on the way back
Did'nt get around to dropping the trans until today, due to working 2 job and having no time. Got it dropped out today and in the crate ready to be shipped off.
Can't wait to get it back
Called brian day after i posted here. Told him the scenario, he said since he can't be 100% sure its the converter, he is going to send me a shipping crate and just ship the whole thing back and he will go through it and give me a new converter and new fluid on the way back
Did'nt get around to dropping the trans until today, due to working 2 job and having no time. Got it dropped out today and in the crate ready to be shipped off.
Can't wait to get it back
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Can a regular transmission shop not work on a BTS transmission? If I had an automatic transmission built by BTS and it broke, it would absolutely devastate our business sitting there twiddling our thumbs waiting for a shipping crate, all the shipping and waiting for the fixed tranny to be delivered.
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Good Luck Nic. You are in GOod Hands with Brian. Im wondering if you were running stock tunes with the Trans, that maybe that didnt help it out? I ehar you are recommended to get tunes for the trans when it is installed. I have had mine in Since Oct 30th and love it.
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Can a regular transmission shop not work on a BTS transmission? If I had an automatic transmission built by BTS and it broke, it would absolutely devastate our business sitting there twiddling our thumbs waiting for a shipping crate, all the shipping and waiting for the fixed tranny to be delivered.
That's how good he is..
I mean if you have anything as big and complicated as a automatic tranny go out would you take it to just any shop??
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What other options do you have? I would say that if I had a BTS that went bad and explained the situation to brian I would have to say that he would do everything in his power to get you running within a week.
That's how good he is..
I mean if you have anything as big and complicated as a automatic tranny go out would you take it to just any shop??
That's how good he is..
I mean if you have anything as big and complicated as a automatic tranny go out would you take it to just any shop??
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So if your Dieselsite adrenaline went bad you think Bob Riley would be ok with you taking his pump to a reputable shop like Joey at Terminator engineering?
As a trans builder, I would assume that BTS would want nobody but BTS touching there gear
Edit: If he can get it up and running in less than a week that's amazing.. transmission work is a nightmare
As a trans builder, I would assume that BTS would want nobody but BTS touching there gear
Edit: If he can get it up and running in less than a week that's amazing.. transmission work is a nightmare
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All of my vehicles have manual transmissions. If I went with an automatic, I'd go the same route Izzy has gone with his transmission kit. Then I wouldn't have to uninstall it and ship it across the country to have it looked at.
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I don't know all of the stipulations BTS has with their units. So if it was an option to have it repaired at a reputable shop locally w/ parts from BTS, I'd go that route, especially if it meant I wouldn't be down and out for a week plus. I mean, it's an automatic transmission built with high quality parts and a stronger tail shaft. Why couldn't a reputable shop work on it so I can get back to work ASAP?
If your local shop is reputable, and you can get it in and out within a week; either you own the shop, dating the owner's daughter or have some definite pull in saying who's transmission they work on. When I had transmission work done (not by choice), I took it to a local diesel shop that is reputable, but I had to take it in when they had time to work on it and then it took more than week to do. You usually can't get the best of both worlds; have a highly reputable shop, and have your work in and done quickly. If they're reputable, they are usually swamped with work... because they are good.
Nick- Hopefully you get your truck up and running again! It must have been that new turbo, just putting out too much power the tranny couldn't handle it...
