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Hey Don here is a relatively new Chicken Tax article https://www.investopedia.com/terms/c/chicken-tax.asp

If the PCM thinks the TC has not stopped moving forward it will not engage reverse. How long does it take for reverse to engage when you shift from park?

Does your Wagon have the rear heat and Ac setup? If it does the best heat will be with the front heat set to the floor and the rear on 3 with the temp nob all the way to the red. With this set up you will find that you will get enough heat in the rear of the TC. The heat is not overwhelming but it will be adequate.

Sounds like you have a good plan, Too bad about the leg, I have made several hand clutch Levers for different people with Knee issues. The long term solution is the Automatic that you have chosen. camp on how ever you get on the road is better than staying at home.

Well as the years pass the problems fade it the rest of the memory was great! Just like when you have a diner out that was too much money if it was really great the amount you are over charged fades and the great time does not!

I am sure no mater how crappy you were in 86 , when you were in the Bronco II you felt like a Million bucks!

Sounds Like a good trip!

Are you sure its the Inflatable Lumbar support and not How great you were in 1986 ? The lift on mine operates normally both up and down, it does not feel like air but I never looked at it now I willl

Yes diesel fuel has more btu's per gal. It also wastes less energy as waste heat ,which is why a diesel gets 30 percent higher mileage. In the cold climates the medium duty trucks and busses with out shudders use covers to keep the operating temp within range .

An idling diesel engine does not make much heat. Large trucks have shudders on the Radiator to to keep the temp up in the cold weather. Idling Gasoline engines are much better heaters in the cold weather.

And as an added bonus if you use the exact same rivet you can plug the hole and keep the finished look.

Remember the basic warranty is 3 years 36000 miles and the power train warranty is 5 years or 60000 so if they could get away with it the Tc would have explosive bolts that were set to go off some time after that when the car was unoccupied !! With all the transmission filters that i have changed if the filter was full of debris then the transmission was already cooked. If the fluid was changed at the right time and never run low and there was not too much abuse an oil drain and flush would be enough to insure good service.

Subaru has CVT Transmissions and some friends of mine have one and they tow a 1200 # trailer from eastern Pa to Basalt Colorado yearly. They are pleased with the performance and have had no issues. I will keep the forum up dated.

If the transmission is not up to temp you still need it to be running. You can take a small tie wrap and make a 90degree bend 3/4 of an inch from the end with the level plug out you can put the tie wrap in the hole and if the oil is on the end of the tie wrap then the level is ok.

If you do the three to four drain and fill on a regular basis the 90+ percent change will be good enough to protect the transmission. Even when you disconnect the cooler line you still get some fluid being returned to the sump so even that flush is not 100 % unless you run over 20 quarts of fluid through the gear.

Very Nice!

If you have a tpms scanner it will trigger the sensor for the relearn and it will give you the sensor number, the pressure and the battery condition .

Do you have both forward and reverse? Have you had the car scanned? Can you still drive the car at all? The video does show a real issue, did it happen instantly? Please keep us informed on the issue

There are plenty of tires available with the needed load range.

Went to 60 series tires two Sets ago, better ride, more forgiving to road damage. No noticable performance impact.

The magnet only works on older sensors. Are you sure you are in the learn mode? The horn must sound and the display will let you know .

I guess the crooks have more incentive!

The reason is theft, but the people likely to commit the theft will have a full set of lock nut removers !!

There is another reason to change out the lug nuts. The Oem nuts are steel nuts that have a stainless jacket which over time have rust issues.

It is for the F6-35 , which was used on both the 2.5 and the 1.6 The drain plug is in the case . The way this transmission is set up there is no pan. The only way the suction filter is changed is when the transmission is out of the TC