KallyLC
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My 1008 is finally back on the road after going in for a transmission rebuild at the start of the year.
I knew it left drips of transmission fluid on my driveway, but didn't think it was that bad... untill my brother took it to Wales late last year and ran the torque converter dry. Took it to a shop and had them rebuild the transmission, they sent off the TQ to be repaired, put in a new flex plate a correctly shimmed the starter and it's all good again. It turns out there was actually quite a lot wrong with it under the surface, so it was worth the time and money to get it properly looked at.
It got a good run last weekend driving down to Suffolk to meet with some friends and I got a chance to get re-acquainted with all the interesting noises you can hear in a 35 year old truck with no sound deadening.
The plan was to tidy it up a bit and rebuild the troop seats this summer, but my '90 S10 Blazer has been a bit neglected since I bought the truck, and it desperately needs some bodywork this year if it's going to stay on the road, so I think i'll just stick to small jobs on the M1008 and focus my efforts on the Blazer for now.