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10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
0 miles

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1997 Ford F-250 transmission problems

transmission problem

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1997 Ford F-250 Owner Comments

problem #1

Oct 191998

F-250 4WD Diesel

  • miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

The exhaust pipe heat shield was in contact with the metal transmission fluid tube from the transmission to the radiator. Over a period of time the shield wore a small hole in the tube, resulting in a pinhole, which caused the transmission fluid to be released under pressure directly onto the exhaust pipe.

- Ponder, TX, USA

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