Oooops! AOD owners take note..

[Mach 1]

I just got my engine back together (ported the heads and new intake manifold) and was running it in the garage, setting idle speed, TPS voltage, fuel pressure, timing, etc.... and I made a mental note to myself to attach the tranny TV cable after all these adjustments were made.

Well, I forgot, and the next day I took it for a test drive. Good news and bad...the good news is the motor feels a lot stronger, revs faster, much more responsive....

The bad news, while I only drove the car around .25 mile to the main street where I could get on it a little, thats all it took to cook my tranny. Third and fourth gear were both gone that fast. I drove another .25 mile, stopped, connected the cable, drove again...no dice...3rd and 4th were totally smoked..

So there goes my built tranny....smoked in less than 1/4 mile of disconnected TV cable driving.

AOD owners, do not make the same mistake.

Now a couple questions..

1. Im thinking about overhauling the AOD myself and was wondering how difficult it is and if any special tools are required?

2. who makes a good rebuild kit with high performance clutches and bands at a reasonable price? Level 10 has a rebuild kit for $402.00 that they say makes a '"bulletproof" AOD. I already have a one piece input shaft and a non-lock up converter. Anybody use Level 10 stuff before? Its pricey, but supposed to be very good.