archaicguy
Full Member
OK my Av has about 236k miles on her and I really have no plans on parting ways for a replacement so it has now gotten to the time where a transmission rebuild is about required and I assume it is the original stock trans.
When I bought her a few years ago I was told by the car lot that it had a fresh motor installed recently but it could not be verified. I am thinking myself that info is false. While she does still run well and not smoke while running she has developed more and more noise like lifters ticking etc... I do not want to wait until she blows to rebuild, I try to be as proactive instead of reactive as much as possible so I am pondering the thought of having the motor and trans done at the same time.
We use the Av to haul the boat to the lake a few hours away regularly for camping trips etc. I work a lot of hours at work and spend a lot of time doing restorations on my other cars, not to mention family fun time so I will be having this done to get it back much quicker.
My questions are thoughts on when it is showing time that an engine rebuild would be a good idea and also any simple upgrades like a cam etc. that would be beneficial to tow ability including trans upgrades?
When I bought her a few years ago I was told by the car lot that it had a fresh motor installed recently but it could not be verified. I am thinking myself that info is false. While she does still run well and not smoke while running she has developed more and more noise like lifters ticking etc... I do not want to wait until she blows to rebuild, I try to be as proactive instead of reactive as much as possible so I am pondering the thought of having the motor and trans done at the same time.
We use the Av to haul the boat to the lake a few hours away regularly for camping trips etc. I work a lot of hours at work and spend a lot of time doing restorations on my other cars, not to mention family fun time so I will be having this done to get it back much quicker.
My questions are thoughts on when it is showing time that an engine rebuild would be a good idea and also any simple upgrades like a cam etc. that would be beneficial to tow ability including trans upgrades?