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Thanks, guys! I saw the notes on seating the TC properly, I'll be extra careful on that.

OK, somebody talk some sense into me here... My daughter's '93 Legacy 2.2L, FWD, 149k miles auto tranny has died, or possibly the TC. The tranny shifts, and I can feel it go into gear, but the engine is reving at about 3,0000 rpm before it gets any forward motion to the front wheels. Same for reverse and all gears. It's been getting progressively worse over aboit 5 days - at this point it isn't leaving our driveway. Its not fluid levels, and I checked the oil and filter screen and there is definitely debris in the oil. This car was purchased used last June and it has been kind of OK, but as we're finiding out probably not the best maintained car in the world. It was cheap, though, and we got what we paid for. The motor runs great and I installed a new timing belt / pulleys / water and oil pump and the motor is fine. SO: I don't want to put a lot of money into this car. Its just an OK car and if it can be fixed with a junkyard tranny to make it last until spring, that's all I need to do. Otherwise I'm driving it off the nearest cliff. I have a replacement tranny with 125,000k miles that tested great at the junkyard before it was pulled (rear-end collision car ), I grabbed it for $175. Here's the question: I have a 2 ton engine hoist, but no tranny jack. The R-12 has leaked out long ago, so it would be easy to remove the radiator and AC condenser if required to make room. Question: Would it be easier to remove the tranny and engine as a set?? Looking at this, I'm 100% by myself, and it looks almost just as easy to pull the engine and tranny together...The plan was to hang the engine on the hoist, remove the engine and trabby crossbars, angle the tranny end down, then slide the whole shebang out the engine bay. That way the new tranny can get attached to the engine while its out in the open where I can get to it. I've done engine / tranny swaps before, and I know enough to know I don't want to be stuck under the car trying to get the tranny mated up to the engine by myself. Pulling it is no huge problem, its the getting back together. Would pulling the motor + tranny work? It doesn't look like that big a deal to pull the motor with it. Or is it really better to leave the motor in... I was trying to figure out how these are assembled at the factory and I would guess the engine and tranny are slid in as a set, just a guess... Thoughts?

Oops....sorry...I went and cluttered up the great web site! Maybe a mod could move it? Yeah, I would guess the motors are usually pretty reliable, but this one is definitely toasted - and nobody stocks a replacement for it. grossgary - you have a pm... Thanks!

Hi guys! I hope this is the right place to post this: I've been pulling my hair out looking for a condenser (passenger side) fan motor. While fixing the radiator on my daughters car LegL, I noticed this fan isn't working as it should - when the car is hot and AC on, the fan tries to start, but can't quite spin up...I've checked the voltage to the fan and its OK, and I've tested the fan on the bench and its just barely running..With fuill power applied you have to spin the shaft and it will jerk along, sorta. Checked online for a replacement, and I can't find one anywhere. And I'm looking for an alternative to the ~$300+ the dealer wants for one. There is a used one on eBay for $68 but it might be in the same condition as the one I've got. SO: I'm looking at the replacement fan assemblies for the 1995 Legacys..It LOOKS like I could take the motor / fan assembly off the replacement shroud, and mount it on the shroud I've got...??? Is the motor plug the same (3-wires)?? Or is their another source for the condenser fan? The radiator fan (driver side) runs perfectly fine.