As the van turns towards its 200k mile birthday the transmission failed. Van lifer's Greatest Nightmare Come True. That's what I get for climbing all of those mountains in Colorado! That was not a part of the plan. I've got a world to explore! A new van life adventure to make!
At first I was looking at dropping the trans for a complete transmission rebuild. Then a deal I couldn't pass up came my way. A freshly rebuilt 1995 Chevy Camero 4L60e transmission popped up for sale online. As my vehicle falls into a strange transition time in automotive manufacturing, I needed a very specific transmission. The deal seemed too good to be true. Like a destiny sandwich that smelled too good. I knew at this point a transmission flush (or any additive) was not going to save me. I took the deal on the transmission.
At the beginning of the video my clutches failed and I couldn't pull out of second gear. The stock transmission was dead. The video shows how I remove the automatic transmission from the driveshaft, remove exhaust, the electronics, and the cooling lines, then my friend and I jack up the trans to swap out the new transmission that I bought in a back alley. Keep you fingers crossed as we swap in the new mystery transmission!
As this is my first van life video I'll explain that I've had the van for several years at this point. Living in it on and off again. Hold out for more van tutorials, tour and build videos. As I'd like to make some more van life videos in the future. Maybe something on the conversion process. Don't worry, there will still be art videos in the future.
For now I hope you are all doing great out there in this strange new world.
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