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    Frag Maniac replied to the thread Coconut Monkey Cornerclub.
    Strange, I've heard the chemical stuff causes rust just as bad if not worse. I know bleach also rusts steel pretty badly, so anything...
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    Frag Maniac replied to the thread Coconut Monkey Cornerclub.
    I bought a 79 Corolla before I had my 82 Toyota Pickup. A guy in Montana owned the Corolla, between the weather there and mostly the...
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    Frag Maniac reacted to BeardyHat's post in the thread Coconut Monkey Cornerclub with Like Like.
    250 arduous miles into the mountains, but He did it (yeah, I refer to my vehicles as He. This is Vinny, short for Vincent Van Go)...
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    Frag Maniac replied to the thread Coconut Monkey Cornerclub.
    That poor guy HE needs a hood repaint! :( In your defense though, I'm sure the combination of Colorado high altitude and sun do a...
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    Frag Maniac replied to the thread Coconut Monkey Cornerclub.
    Yeah I got street smart when I was homeless for 3 yrs many years ago, and in retrospect I often think it was good that I went through...
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    Frag Maniac replied to the thread Coconut Monkey Cornerclub.
    More rollercoaster ups and downs. I swear I feel like I could be the manager of Six Flags by now. I'm on the downslope track now though...
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    Frag Maniac replied to the thread Coconut Monkey Cornerclub.
    Thanks, the state website that handles DOL issues in my area is still down after doing my drive today. Lots of traffic out there for a...
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    Frag Maniac replied to the thread Coconut Monkey Cornerclub.
    I contacted the Grease Monkey that the previous owner of my vehicle was going to. I wanted to asked them if they'd had the ATF changed...
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    Frag Maniac replied to the thread Coconut Monkey Cornerclub.
    No, you cannot add ATF in my vehicle design if the fill plug is in place, because as I said, mine has no dipstick, and therefore no...
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    Frag Maniac replied to the thread Coconut Monkey Cornerclub.
    No, like I said, the fill port IS the method of measuring the amount of fluid to put in, as it's put at a proper height to just fill...
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    Frag Maniac replied to the thread Coconut Monkey Cornerclub.
    @BeardyHat, UPDATE on the 2008 Ford Escape Hybrid! Like an idiot I was looking at the non Hybrid owners manual, which DOES have an ATF...
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    Frag Maniac replied to the thread Coconut Monkey Cornerclub.
    ^Thanks, I checked the user manual and talked to the shop I use for motor oil changes (Grease Monkey, who I find are pretty good), and...
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    Frag Maniac replied to the thread Coconut Monkey Cornerclub.
    Hey BeardyHat, I assume you meant all the 2008-2012 Ford Escape AT are the same, not your tranny is the same as mine? Anyway, I have a...
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    Frag Maniac replied to the thread Coconut Monkey Cornerclub.
    Thanks for that, I guess it could be something as simple as AT fluid level. That would be a relief if so.
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    Frag Maniac replied to the thread Coconut Monkey Cornerclub.
    I wasn't following the whole posts prior on your van, but I do recall you said you were working on the tranny. Is it an auto tranny? One...