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ckhd · 01-22-2003, 04:22 PM

I've been limping along in the 'burb with it's slipping transmission for about 8 months now. It's not a problem if you know how to drive it. In fact, it works great for me. Well, it worked great for me.

I've been driving my wife's car to work (45 miles one way) the last two days, and she's been driving the 'burb. In two days, she managed to kill it. She probably didn't even drive it 20 miles!

Kinda funny though. She was headed to the house and it finally gave out. She discovered that reverse still worked, so she turned around and drove home backwards! My boys (5yrs and 3yrs) got a kick out of it.

Just venting. Now I'm dying to get the tax return so I can get a 700r4 for it.

Crank · 01-22-2003, 04:31 PM

Well congradulate your wife for realizing and having enough brains to know it could still be driven backwards. I personally know a lot of women who'd just call a tow truck, even if the car was sitting outside their driveway. lol.
Brandon

ckhd · 01-22-2003, 04:51 PM

Yeah, she grew up poor in a Ford mechanic family. She knows all about breaking down.

Oops... hope she (or my father-in-law) doesn't see that wise-crack!

crazy longhorn · 01-22-2003, 05:06 PM

LOL! My wifey doesnt know how to back up

crazyL

*rayville body* · 01-22-2003, 07:07 PM

my wife cant back up either. just yesterday she backed into a parked truck in a parking lot. good thing she was in dads truck(f#rd)

oldsub86 · 01-22-2003, 09:31 PM

Any dents in the back bumper? Most people can't back up a Suburban to save their soul. I had an 86 Burban for about 10 years and remember when I was shopping to buy it, almost all of the trucks I looked at had bent back bumpers.

I had trouble with the 700R4 and nursed it for a long time before I sold the truck. It had been rebuilt once (but not well I suspect) and it needed to be done again. If you let off the gas on the 2-3 shift it was fine but if you stepped on it, it would slip. It also was a bear to keep in 4th on the highway. A little change in grade or a bit of wind and it would shift down and not come back up unless you dropped to about 45 mph and then nursed it up to speed again.

My daily driver is a Toyota 4Runner now and I got the 5 speed.

RUDEDAWG · 01-22-2003, 09:32 PM

heck my wife would of rebuilt the darn thing with her hair clip and a pair of nylon stockings before she would of attempted to drive(god forbid)BACKWARDS! LOL!

Longhorn Man · 01-23-2003, 12:18 AM

My wife can back up fine...unfourtunatly, she does it with the Drive-By-Brail method.

Terry S · 01-23-2003, 12:38 AM

I once saw my wife do a 16 point turn inside of our two car garage just to avoid having to back her volkswagon Jetta out past my friend's F@#d truck in the driveway. She'd have her work cutout for her now with the tahoe

ChevLoRay · 01-23-2003, 11:19 AM

Sorry to hear about your misfortune, but I know you'll enjoy your new tranny when you get it. Also, sounds like your bride has some common sense....not like my ex-wife.

However, I just read a newspaper article in which a study was done that seems to point to the proof that the female hormones contained in beer, contribute to the femininization of men who consume too much of it. In that article, 100 men were each given 6 pints of beer to drink in one hour. To a man, each experienced weight gain, became irrational, had to sit down to urinate and was prone to think everything that he said was correct. I suspect that each was also unable to drive very well and had trouble finding their way with or without a map.

Just a thought....but the article stated that further testing was not warranted, nor needed.

Mike C · 01-23-2003, 12:26 PM

So, You dumped a truck on its last legs on your ol' lady, and when it crapped out you act like its her fault!? Man, that would have gotten me a rolling pin upside the head.

Kudos for the lady for a creative solution to YOUR problem! (once again, there are two kinds of automatics, those that quit working and those that WILL quit working!)

Scottri · 01-23-2003, 03:05 PM

Great wife you have! Also, good planning. Just think, you could have nursed that old tranny for another 6 months but now you are forced to buy a new one and your wife can't complain because A) she KNOWS it needs one and B) she is the one that finished it off!

Scott

jmil1974 · 01-23-2003, 05:15 PM

LOL @ Mike!! I'd be in the same boat, though it would be a tennis racket, hehe

AndrewDT · 01-23-2003, 05:41 PM

If I let my wife drive my car or truck or boat or whatever, I fully expect her to wreck it. Then I don't get so mad when it happens. On the rare occasions when she doesn't wreck something then it's like a bonus. Don't laugh, it keeps me from killing her.

ckhd · 01-23-2003, 06:33 PM

I figured she'd finish off the transmission. I tried to tell her, but she insisted that it would be cheaper for me to drive her car to work and let her drive the "gas guzzler" around town.

Good thing I was planning on putting a 700r4 in anyway...
At least this way, she'll feel some ownership in the transmission conversion!

01-22-2003, 04:22 PM	#1
ckhd Registered User Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: St. Johns, Arizona Posts: 2,660	Crap!! I've been limping along in the 'burb with it's slipping transmission for about 8 months now. It's not a problem if you know how to drive it. In fact, it works great for me. Well, it worked great for me. I've been driving my wife's car to work (45 miles one way) the last two days, and she's been driving the 'burb. In two days, she managed to kill it. She probably didn't even drive it 20 miles! Kinda funny though. She was headed to the house and it finally gave out. She discovered that reverse still worked, so she turned around and drove home backwards! My boys (5yrs and 3yrs) got a kick out of it. Just venting. Now I'm dying to get the tax return so I can get a 700r4 for it. __________________ my 2¢ - t.i.o.l.i. Bowen 1968 K20 fleet 1969 K10 swb fleet 1972 K10 Suburban 1972 C10 lwb step 1992 K1500 'burb 1995 K2500 'burb 1997 C1500 'burb 1999 K1500 2000 K1500 'burb Why do I own so many Suburbans?

01-22-2003, 04:51 PM	#3
ckhd Registered User Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: St. Johns, Arizona Posts: 2,660	Yeah, she grew up poor in a Ford mechanic family. She knows all about breaking down. Oops... hope she (or my father-in-law) doesn't see that wise-crack! __________________ my 2¢ - t.i.o.l.i. Bowen 1968 K20 fleet 1969 K10 swb fleet 1972 K10 Suburban 1972 C10 lwb step 1992 K1500 'burb 1995 K2500 'burb 1997 C1500 'burb 1999 K1500 2000 K1500 'burb Why do I own so many Suburbans?

01-22-2003, 05:06 PM	#4
crazy longhorn Fabricate till you "puke" Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Ill Posts: 9,403	LOL! My wifey doesnt know how to back up crazyL __________________ 69 longhorn,4" chop,3/5 drop, 1/2 ton suspension/disc brakes,1 1/2" body drop,steel tilt clip, 5.3/Edelbrock rpm intake/600 carb, Hooker streetrod shorties,2 1/2" exhaust/ H pipe/50's Flows , 6 spd Richmond trans,12 bolt/ 3.40 gears....

01-22-2003, 09:31 PM	#6
oldsub86 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Canada Posts: 695	Any dents in the back bumper? Most people can't back up a Suburban to save their soul. I had an 86 Burban for about 10 years and remember when I was shopping to buy it, almost all of the trucks I looked at had bent back bumpers. I had trouble with the 700R4 and nursed it for a long time before I sold the truck. It had been rebuilt once (but not well I suspect) and it needed to be done again. If you let off the gas on the 2-3 shift it was fine but if you stepped on it, it would slip. It also was a bear to keep in 4th on the highway. A little change in grade or a bit of wind and it would shift down and not come back up unless you dropped to about 45 mph and then nursed it up to speed again. My daily driver is a Toyota 4Runner now and I got the 5 speed. __________________ 1968 Chevy - 292 with a powerglide

01-22-2003, 09:32 PM	#7
RUDEDAWG Registered User Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: New Mexico Posts: 88	heck my wife would of rebuilt the darn thing with her hair clip and a pair of nylon stockings before she would of attempted to drive(god forbid)BACKWARDS! LOL! __________________ '72 1/2 ton short box 468 BB forged crank/rods/pistons full roller. Msd 6 AL ignition turbo 400 tci. 2800 verter ladderbar/coil rear with currie built ford 9'' rear, 4.11 gears custom built rear frame tubbed, 33/19.50/15 rear m/t. m/t skinnies in front still under construction

01-22-2003, 04:31 PM	#2
Crank Registered User Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Crittenden, KY Posts: 1,965	Well congradulate your wife for realizing and having enough brains to know it could still be driven backwards. I personally know a lot of women who'd just call a tow truck, even if the car was sitting outside their driveway. lol. Brandon

01-22-2003, 07:07 PM	#5
rayville body Account Suspended Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: rayville,LA Posts: 226	my wife cant back up either. just yesterday she backed into a parked truck in a parking lot. good thing she was in dads truck(f#rd)

01-23-2003, 12:18 AM	#8
Longhorn Man its all about the +6 inches Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Hilliard Ohio Posts: 2,693	My wife can back up fine...unfourtunatly, she does it with the Drive-By-Brail method.

01-23-2003, 12:38 AM	#9
Terry S Registered User Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Haysville, KS Posts: 118	I once saw my wife do a 16 point turn inside of our two car garage just to avoid having to back her volkswagon Jetta out past my friend's F@#d truck in the driveway. She'd have her work cutout for her now with the tahoe __________________ I can do all things thru Christ, but he evidently doesn't want me to beat that Camaro light to light....

01-23-2003, 11:19 AM	#10
ChevLoRay Old Skool Club Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Benton, AR "The Heart of Arkansas" Posts: 10,880	Sorry to hear about your misfortune, but I know you'll enjoy your new tranny when you get it. Also, sounds like your bride has some common sense....not like my ex-wife. However, I just read a newspaper article in which a study was done that seems to point to the proof that the female hormones contained in beer, contribute to the femininization of men who consume too much of it. In that article, 100 men were each given 6 pints of beer to drink in one hour. To a man, each experienced weight gain, became irrational, had to sit down to urinate and was prone to think everything that he said was correct. I suspect that each was also unable to drive very well and had trouble finding their way with or without a map. Just a thought....but the article stated that further testing was not warranted, nor needed. __________________ Member Nr. 2770 '96 GMC Sportside; 4.3/SLT - Daily driven....constantly needs washed. '69 C-10 SWB; 350/TH400 - in limbo The older I get, the better I was.

01-23-2003, 12:26 PM	#11
Mike C Registered User Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: Austin, TX, USA Posts: 7,717	So, You dumped a truck on its last legs on your ol' lady, and when it crapped out you act like its her fault!? Man, that would have gotten me a rolling pin upside the head. Kudos for the lady for a creative solution to YOUR problem! (once again, there are two kinds of automatics, those that quit working and those that WILL quit working!) __________________ 44 Willys MB 52 M38A1 64 Corvette Coupe 68 Camaro 'vert LT1 & TH700 69 Z/28 355 12.6's @110 69 Chevy Short Step 4 1/2"/7" drop 72 Jimmy 4WD 4spd 4" & 35's 02 GMC 2500HD 4x4 Duramax

01-23-2003, 03:05 PM	#12
Scottri Registered User Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Beaverton Oregon USA Posts: 338	Great wife you have! Also, good planning. Just think, you could have nursed that old tranny for another 6 months but now you are forced to buy a new one and your wife can't complain because A) she KNOWS it needs one and B) she is the one that finished it off! Scott __________________ 1969 GMC 3/4 Ton Long Bed Fleetside 350, 4 speed manual, P/S, P/B, Edelbrock 1406 Carb Beaverton / Portland Oregon

01-23-2003, 05:15 PM	#13
jmil1974 Ain't we cute? Join Date: May 2002 Location: Friendswood, TX Posts: 700	LOL @ Mike!! I'd be in the same boat, though it would be a tennis racket, hehe __________________ 69 C10 2WD LWB Fleet 350/350 power front disc conversion (6 lug disc kit from gmcpauls) and new engine, PS, A/C, fresh fluids, SHE DRIVES! FOR SALE $3900

01-23-2003, 05:41 PM	#14
AndrewDT Registered User Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: North Woods, Minnesota Posts: 196	If I let my wife drive my car or truck or boat or whatever, I fully expect her to wreck it. Then I don't get so mad when it happens. On the rare occasions when she doesn't wreck something then it's like a bonus. Don't laugh, it keeps me from killing her. __________________ '72 Suburban 4X4 "Save the Earth, kill yourself"

01-23-2003, 06:33 PM	#15
ckhd Registered User Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: St. Johns, Arizona Posts: 2,660	I figured she'd finish off the transmission. I tried to tell her, but she insisted that it would be cheaper for me to drive her car to work and let her drive the "gas guzzler" around town. Good thing I was planning on putting a 700r4 in anyway... At least this way, she'll feel some ownership in the transmission conversion! __________________ my 2¢ - t.i.o.l.i. Bowen 1968 K20 fleet 1969 K10 swb fleet 1972 K10 Suburban 1972 C10 lwb step 1992 K1500 'burb 1995 K2500 'burb 1997 C1500 'burb 1999 K1500 2000 K1500 'burb Why do I own so many Suburbans?



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