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Topic: How long should the average AOD last?
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68 S-code GT
Gearhead Posts: 2592
From: Sayreville, NJ, US
Registered: Mar 2000
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posted 08-23-2004 09:47 PM
   
How long should the average AOD last? When I mean average I��m talking about being used behind a 5.0, stock or mild and driven regularly. I don��t mean like a grandma and then again I don��t mean like it was stolen either. I��m looking to get one out of a T-bird that has a 5.0 and I��m trying to find out how many miles it can put up with normal driving. Basically I��m asking how many miles do you have on your AOD and how hard do you drive the car! ------------------
Ed S. 68 S-code FB GT 4spd(now C6)/3.25 PS PDB
68 J-code(now 289) Cp Sprint"B" C4/3L00-9" PDB PS AC
99 F150 XLT Ext/cab, 4X4, 5.4L, 3L55 [This message has been edited by 68 S-code GT (edited 08-23-2004).]
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GTRocks
Gearhead Posts: 3652
From: Lusby, MD
Registered: Jun 99
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posted 08-23-2004 10:27 PM
It's a crapshoot. It's like asking how long a VCR will last. I've had some go 10 years, others I didn't get 10 months out of. The AOD that was in my car made it about 60k, and was driven by my wife's mother for 40k of the 60k. Others drove them like Tiger Woods and got 120k out of 'em. You just never know for sure.
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68 S-code GT
Gearhead Posts: 2592
From: Sayreville, NJ, US
Registered: Mar 2000
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posted 08-24-2004 06:06 AM
You have me worried because a VCR doesn��t last more than a year in my house between Barney, The wiggles and all the other videos my kids watch. I know that not all transmissions are not created equal. The C6 in my 68 fastback has 187k and it shifts like it was new. I heard about the TV cable adjustment from Steve so unless the PO didn��t adjust it then the trans could be fried. Just trying to see how durable the trans is! Maybe I should just get it rebuilt since I might be getting it for close to nothing.
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68 S-code GT
Gearhead Posts: 2592
From: Sayreville, NJ, US
Registered: Mar 2000
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posted 08-26-2004 08:00 PM
I was thinking of the AOD for the overdrive. I have a stock C4 but was thinking of upping the gears in the car and thats why I was thinking AOD.
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BorgMoose7of9
Journeyman Posts: 36
From: Aloha, Oregon, 97006
Registered: Apr 2003
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posted 08-30-2004 05:47 PM
Well, what engine is going in front of this AOD?
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68 S-code GT
Gearhead Posts: 2592
From: Sayreville, NJ, US
Registered: Mar 2000
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posted 08-30-2004 08:56 PM
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Originally posted by BorgMoose7of9:
Well, what engine is going in front of this AOD?
Its only a stock 289 with a 4V carb but might upgrade to a slightly more powerful 302. Looking at 90 or newer on the trans ar maybe a TCI. [This message has been edited by 68 S-code GT (edited 09-01-2004).]
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BorgMoose7of9
Journeyman Posts: 36
From: Aloha, Oregon, 97006
Registered: Apr 2003
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posted 08-31-2004 10:53 AM
It really depends on what year car the AOD came out of...I am hoping it is at least a 1989-up....
Let me know what it is out of...
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Russ3747
Journeyman Posts: 51
From: Raleigh, NC
Registered: Jan 2004
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posted 09-01-2004 10:19 PM
mind was fine about 120K, i put 3.73 gears in it and burt up over drive. Do not shift in to O/D at WOT on a stock AOD
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