SuperHO
Mental Patient
By the by....did you happen to come to Michigan for the big 3000GT/Stealth meet earlier this year? That car looks familiar...
*NEW OWNER* 97 SHO ...few questions...
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SHOOFF508
Out of Retirement (again)
I gotta get mine welded too. im driving a timebomb...:cry:
ES96SHO
SHOtime96
Hey, I'm right down the road (422) from you in West Lawn (just outside Reading).
I actually had my cams welded at Manderbach Ford in Temple...probably one of the few dealers willing to undertake that or even willing to acknowledge (my literature from V8SHO.com helped to persuade them). Not sure if they still would...
There's also a dealer in Sunbury that once upon a time was listed on the "Who will weld your cams" list on V8SHO....
SHOOFF508
Out of Retirement (again)
yeah, i get a kick out of the TSB ford put out in July 03 talking about how cam failure is rare, and loctite should be used and cam welding is an "inapproapriate and unorthodox repair to a highly uncommon issue" LOL.
yeah, that is really close, i work in robesonia...
i'll get it all taken care of, but it's going to be a bit till i get it back....then i'll start adding moreinfo, i really just bought the car and dropped it off at a buddys house, i onyl started it 3 times...
three50one
SHO Member
I bought mine up near Lebanon. We're just a cozy bunch around here aren't we.
Wow, that VR-4 was nice. 
You will find the SHO to be very reliable but you've got to get the maintenance done on it. Mass. might seem like a drive you won't want to make since you don't like to travel, but you'll thank yourself in the end once those cams get welded.
You will find the SHO to be very reliable but you've got to get the maintenance done on it. Mass. might seem like a drive you won't want to make since you don't like to travel, but you'll thank yourself in the end once those cams get welded.
first things first, i need to find out why the trans just up and stopped working...anybody know what the would cause a trans to work 1 day, then the next day you put it into gear and it don't do anything?...anybody ...could a valve body or something cause this?..
luigisho
SHO Member
Could be the torque converter, could be a few things. These trannys are a known weak point over time and usually it's good to get a decent warranty or a stronger rebuild when the time comes. I'm sure you know from your vr-4 the harder you run it, the more you fix it. Car companies aren't in the business of over-engineering their products.
My original-- still running-- tranny has 166K+ miles on it. Other's have had theirs break down before 100k or even been through more than 1.
I can only say I don't beat the snot out of mine, but do some 'spirited' driving now and then.
Don't screw around with the cam weld or the tranny work. Use someone who knows what they are doing the first time. Just because the SAE certified you doens't mean you know how to do everything correctly.. especially the first time.
My original-- still running-- tranny has 166K+ miles on it. Other's have had theirs break down before 100k or even been through more than 1.
I can only say I don't beat the snot out of mine, but do some 'spirited' driving now and then.
Don't screw around with the cam weld or the tranny work. Use someone who knows what they are doing the first time. Just because the SAE certified you doens't mean you know how to do everything correctly.. especially the first time.
shokid_24
New Member
yea!!!
way to go on the gen III!!!!it will suprise u, its not the vr-4, but it will go like **** with the rest of them. I want to recommend eric lehmann in lombard illinois. a true die hard SHO man!!! he really knows his stuff
way to go on the gen III!!!!it will suprise u, its not the vr-4, but it will go like **** with the rest of them. I want to recommend eric lehmann in lombard illinois. a true die hard SHO man!!! he really knows his stuff
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well , again my guy build trannys and such so i know that part will be good, but i'm not too sure about the cam weld....again i live in pa, and don't want to make any out of state drives to get the cams welded if i can do it here....he also works for a machine shop as well, so i think i'll be ok, i just want to get the week spots fixed first...
still waiting on an update from him, but i don't want to hound him about it...it's no hurry, i got my gl
still waiting on an update from him, but i don't want to hound him about it...it's no hurry, i got my gl
The pump shaft has been know to break.
Pull the tranny cooler line off and start the car. See if there is any fluid coming out. If there is the pump is still working.
My last tranny quit pumping for some reason.
Pull the tranny cooler line off and start the car. See if there is any fluid coming out. If there is the pump is still working.
My last tranny quit pumping for some reason.
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luigisho
SHO Member
Search around for tranny upgrades for the rebuild. It should be archived here somewhere. Will make it more stout and more reliable. A little fluid starved appears to be a common opinion and there are hole drilled to accomodate this. You can get a better torque converter and get it brazed to help. An aftermarket shift kit is cheap and gives firmer and better shifts.
three50one
SHO Member
i sure will, slight update....
tranny is out, and i need ball joint's
Make sure you look over the suspension very well too my friend. But that's with any car really.
We really are a cozy bunch here. Poppin out of nowhere
