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  1. Zooomzoomguy

    Zooomzoomguy Member

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    well as of 12:14am my maverick fired up for the first time in over a year! rebuild the transmission earlier today at work and as soon as i got home i got to work! tomorow i will need to adjust the tranny fluid level put the rest of the exhaust back up and see if it moves :huh:
     
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  2. Mavman72

    Mavman72 Gone backwards but lookin' forward

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    Its a great feeling when you accomplish task like that.Kudos to you,You can taste the test drive cant ya... Good luck.
     
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    don graham MCG State Rep

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    Good luck. enjoy it.:)
     
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    rayzorsharp I "AM" a Maverick!

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    CornedBeef4.6L no longer here

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    thats great



    lance
     
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    wardf Ward Frahler

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    Congrats!:thumbs2: All in little steps, makes you feel good when make progress.
     
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  7. Dave B

    Dave B I like Mavericks!

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    Hey your back!!! Good thing you never sold it!!
     
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    PINKY .....John Ford.....

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    thats great!!!!
     
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    Matterick Matt Somerville

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    awesome :yup:
     
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    mean_maverick Senior Member

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  11. Zooomzoomguy

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    today it moves! took it for a small drive around the block, so far it looks like i got the trans rebuild right, car developed a small coolant leak somewhere on top of the timing cover, and valves need to be readjusted.
     
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    Good to hear, glad to see you back.
     
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