Having spent a solid 4.5 hours yesterday replacing the radiator in my wife's Toyota/Scion, you telling me the Ford took 8 minutes is making me rethink my life choices 😉

Dearth is a scarcity. Plethora is probably a better word. Love your channel

Have been a Shade Tree Mechanic all my life. It's fun to watch a Pro work, and it humbles me to see how much you know and all the tricks you've learned along the way.. I really enjoy this channel Wes, and having grown up in Illinois in the corn belt I appreciate those time outs to watch a harvest in progress. You do a very nice job and you keep an old man entertained. Thank you.

thats a good transmission guy when he asks for the radiator to clean it out too

Imagine a video with Wes, looking through the window at the road and commenting what's going on for two hours. I would watch it! :)

Your transmission guy is one of the good ones. I was thinking, "What about the transmission cooler circuit?" But he was on top of it. You'd be surprised how many guys forget something simple like that.

Great video , Wes ! I really like how your transmission guy told you to take out the radiator so he can flush the trans cooler , I know alot of people that have had their transmissions fixed or replaced and nobody ever flushed out the cooler and ended up with another burnt up transmission due to that . It's really cool to hear people actually care enough to make sure a customer gets the job done right the first time.

14:25 holy cow that is the best looking prehistoric native American rock art I have ever seen!

That transmission had never been serviced before. The yellow plastic plug in the pan is the assembly line dust cap. When the dipstick is installed on the assembly line, the plug gets pushed into the pan. It is to be discarded at the first filter change.

Another Great Video, Wes. I wonder if that was a rare failure or something that the transmission shop sees on a regular basis? When they install upgraded parts or updates, I wonder. It seems like newer transmission problems are more electronic issues than mechanical issues. Thanks for making the point about the Torque Converter installation and flushing all the cooler lines. Really Appreciate your attention to detail and commentary. 👍🏻👍🏻

In the past I had taken a plumbing night coarse. The best lesson was when to hand off the problem to an expert. Good call. It is frustrating when engineers design vehicles that do not allow for easy maintenance / repair. I guess its the price of progress. Great video as always.

Sounds like you're still feeling below the weather. Hopefully it will pass soon. Thanks for the content - always a great addition to a day.

I hear you, Wes. If any of my own transmission work goes beyond the valve body assembly, solenoids, conductor plate, etc, that's where I draw the line.

I like it when u don't give up, u r great at what u do. keep the clips coming

Thanks for posting Wes This is just a video I needed after a hurricane

Hi Wes , all your uploads are great to watch, do not ever think otherwise. From Nr Liverpool UK.

that made me have flashbacks of changing the a4ld trans in my 90' mustang. didn't have all the fancy tools. did it on 4 jackstands in my driveway, by myself. i never have been a very strong guy, didn't have another person to help, and didn't have a transmission jack so getting that other trans mounted to the engine was a challenge! plenty of "OH CRAP!" moments when i thought that heavy sucker was gonna fall on me. used floor jacks, a little cart on rollers thing, and the cross member for leverage and a chiltons manual. i only hoped my mother could hear me scream from inside the house and come help me if something fell on me. oh, and i used a craftsman pear headed 3/8" ratchet with a breaker bar(it was a tough ratchet) on the driveshaft bolts. no fancy impact drivers. rough times man! lol.

Thorough and pragmatic that make a wise mechanic, great job Wes

Very informative. Thanks, Wes, and have a great week!

I love watching Wes work even though I don't know much about cars. I am intrigued with your problem solving skills.

Hi Wes excellent video for trans learning a lot always enjoying your work in detail so I understand and as always you and your families be safe 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

The ol’ transmission two step! Great as always Wes, thank you.

always a good day when wes posts a new video. seems like i always go and binge watch all his other vids after too!

Thanks Wes for sharing the video. it was interesting to see all the metal in the pan . Like you I let the transmission guys tear them down and go though them . Thanks again for sharing and have a great day.

Wes the best part is we both learn here! We learn what needs to be done! We learn when its better to just send it out! Thanks for sharing!

Good job as usual. Keep up the good work. And remember having work is better than not having work.

briliant work as always wes and very entertaning!

Ahh, from one Wes to another, thanks as always for the videos! Guess the dump run is gonna happen an hour later today.

Nice to see that you do get to work on some cars that haven't dissolved too much! Thanks for the video.

#1 Maintenance Technician at it again. Thorough as usual, you have a blessed day Wes. Aloha from Kansas.

Wess beside you being an amazing mechanic your a great content creator!! Thanks for sharing

You do nice work Wes, your customers are lucky to have you and *Thank You* for the video. As always it is greatly appreciated. 👍👍

Thanks for the ride along sir, they sure can pack a whole bunch of “STUFF” in a small area, enjoyed the video.

I love the sidewalk chalk art by your son! Thanks for including that!

Always entertaining Wes.

Well done, Wes. Repair and video.

Thanks for another great video sir, really appreciate your channel.

Now that's some of the best transmission wrangling I have ever seen. Great vid

Nothing like a "October Blue Bird Day" ! Thanks for sharing Wes.

As usual, excellent job 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️✅✅✅✅✅

Thanks for sharing with us. You know what battles to pick to fight!

i wish to see more of these - automatics remain a mystery to me, and I appreciate that you tap out on these quickly, too! :) Great video, keep em coming!

Back in the 80's I had a '72 Ford Gran Torino Sport that had a C6 automatic transmission. In a moment of haste, while still moving forward, I jammed the transmission into "park". It produced a fairly loud "bang" and the car immediately stopped. I was worried that I had damaged the transmission, yet after that incident, the transmission continued to function with no problems. A testament to the durability and construction quality of those old C6 trannys.

Always finding the solution like a Pro!

Being a transmission tech for years I gave up fancy holders for the Jack and just welded a 4 x 8 plate with slots for the mount bolt to the Jacks platform and I would bolt the transmissions right to the trany jack. Much safer and tilting the platform can be done with zero sketchyness.

Nice work with the repairs Wes 🙂👍

As always bro a great viewing video. Safe travels

Nice work Wes , love your videos …

Thats why I love manual transmissions. Good job Wes

Always an engaging tale with you!

Another great video Wes 👍👌

So far, an awesome Sunday. First off a Mustie1 vid popped up then a Watch Wes Work. Wes is always fascinating with the way he figures out WTF is wrong and he admits his limitations. Who's next I wonder.

Busted knuckle, cuts and scrapes. ALL for content. thank you stay safe

49.. weird. Summer really clocked out at the end of her shift and came to California. Been 80's and 90's up till the end of last week..

Your a legend Wes my favourite KZfaqr

Great diagnosis and refit, good call on flushing transmission cooler by your transmission specialist 👍. Definitely a black art in any vehicle gearbox to me each to his or her own. Great job and photography Wes, thanks for sharing

Sounds like he maybe welded his clutches together, there used to be a guy named Richard in Texas , had a KZfaq channel his boy took over… he’d teach you all about em…transmissions I mean!! Dude was a genius, and I miss watching him!!!

Nice work Wes, the mark of a true professional is knowing your limits and not being afraid to admit it. Cheers Stuart 🇦🇺

Great job love watching your videos.

Another great job! Keep up the good work!

Thanks Wes! I've learned so much from you, so here goes. Dearth, noun, a scarcity or lack of something. i.e. "there is a dearth of broken Fords lately" (yeah right). Thanks for the videos!

Appreciate ya Wes! Hoping you are feeling better by the time you posted this. You sounded pretty rough. I noticed you wore Carhartt gear. I used to as well until I found Duluth Trading gear. It costs a tad more but it is well worth it.

Hey I enjoyed watching your video, I wrench on all my vehicles and motorcycles and boats.Knowing how some Jobs go you are a true good mechanic and if it ever came to a point where I couldn't do it anymore I would not hesitate to bring it to u.

The answer is always three, just ask the Owl.... :) I looked at the title in the thumbnail and laughed as this means something so totally different today than it did 20 years ago. You are to self disparaging my brother. You have the knack man, that allows you to diagnose, repair and make right a plethora of mechanical contrivances, you are actually one of the better mechanics I have had the privilege to watch in my career. Kicking the tripod aside you make great videos and I appreciate the time in conceptualization, editing and ULing that these take... thanks man for the ride along.

Love learning what you work on...I am a bee person...we have a Dearth during Aug/Sept when there is little pollen and nectar for bees to work ......in others words not anything around....you da man Wess

Hi Wes another job well done. I gotta tell you that is the slickest trans jack I have ever seen!! I laughed when you said sketchy time when pulling the trans, sketchy time is when your using a regular floor jack with misc pieces of scrap wood LOL 😂

"Sketchy like a fox" 🤣Liking your work Wes 👍

Sweet, some 4R7x action. Got a couple units on my bench to build and one in me car. I have a knackering for them and love building them.

Man...you made the removal/installation of that transmission look easy! I'm pretty sure I would've had to pull out some of my former Navy vocabulary to complete that job. 😀

Fun to hear your weather report. Snow is so close up here. Good to hear farming report. Good note was most common carry out transmission failure was Pump failure.

Ayy up Wes,Another good one,the F150 was a good one for you “no rust” stay safe see you next vlog 😊😊😊😊

Lucky you have a smashing transmission man. He is much like you wes, You always do the best you can for your customers :-D.

Good job on sneaking out the transmission, that truck is in good shape considering.

4R70W or 4R75E (W) are some of the easiest 4 speeds to rebuild and understand. (Same for GM 4L60E and 80E) Wes, you would not be in over your head to tackle it. Also, if anyone else drives one of these, I highly recommend the J mod. It's cheap to do and really improves the slushiness of these with their soft factory calibrations. Ford did a lot of the changes involved towards the end of production of them.

We rebuild these 4R70Ws all day long, they are great CHEAP trannys to maintain. Have one in my F-150 with 212,000 miles. Good work man!

Thanks for the floor art! You’re doing quite well in your second career. 😂😂

I would not have thought that the trans cooler fittings would have been loose. I drive a stick. LoL 😂. That and the dam starter is the only snag. Great show Wes as always. Take care and put a nother log 🪵 on the fire 🔥. Winter coming.

I'm quite impressed you didn't know how to work on it and you did it anyway I think that is awesome A lot of people would not try but but you did and it was successful

Dearth = a scarcity or lack of something. Glut = the opposite. Keep up the excellent work. Always enjoyable and informative videos.

This brought back memories, I was a tow truck fleet mechanic for 16 years back in the 70s and 80s. I pulled many transmissions then but they were manual. I feel the pain the struggle is real.

Is it just me or is that the cleanest F150 that has ever been on this channel??

👍👍😎✌️🤟 A job well done. Nice to see your smiling face, Wes.

another nice one. get on that cycle now and have a nice early fall ride!

I was almost fully recovered from rebuilding my 68rfe transmission myself. Watching this brought back some bad memories. Had to make another appointment with my therapist.

Nothing more to say but Thanks for the video Wes. I can't add any more Kudos.

Good work Wes don’t know why max wasn’t impressed lol lack of mice maybe 😂😂take care and all the best to the family 🔧🔧🔧👍👌

I read a bunch of comments and agree 100%.People need to find a good honest mechanic, to get the job done right the first timeand not paying for work that didn't need to be done. I love the channel , I always learn/ takeaway something from your videos. Keep up the great work.

Thar was interesting. I have a 2006 Ford Explorer XLT. The starter has snout on starter. The 06 is very hard to replace. Glad to see your back to your normal. Thank you for sharing.

Always informative.

You're a braver man than some of the mechanics I've dealt with in my lifetime. All the symptoms you had today remind me of something with my old Toyota Land Cruiser. Took her to several mechanics, and they were all sure they couldn't find the problem, and that something would have to "break" before they could properly diagnose. Finally had to say goodbye to her, because I couldn't trust her to do the km's I was doing at the time, and the last thing I needed was to break down in the middle of nowhere. Wish I had taken her to a transmission shop. I think you stole the thunder of most viewers when you mentioned not having to take to it with a gas axe - for the miles, she was in pretty good condition underneath.

How appropriate it is that I had to watch a Chevy pickup commercial before watching this video. Lol!

Thanks for showing us the glitter of sadness.

Good one! We all learned something, eh? Keep doing what you do!

Pretty clean (rust wise ) for a 14 yo vehicle. Nice job, enjoy you videos. Thanks

Yet another great video!

FYI, dearth means scarcity. Love your videos.

Never know until you get into the meat of things. Thanks for sharing.

…. Customer Diagnosis…. That must move the decimal point one place to the right😅. Great channel - keep up the great work.

I expected it would be worse case scenario, “it’s a Ford “ thanks for sharing your video 👍🏻

The swaybar removal was pretty slick - I hate dealing exhaust crossovers (or exhaust systems, in general).