We ended up taking the wife's van to the tranny shop Saturday. Wouldn't you know it, another 4EAT bites the dust..

For those who would love Mazda MPV 4WD vans:
Beware, for they are cursed with the infamous NISSAN 4EAT automatic, and have undersized passages in the radiator-mounted cooler. Lubrication failure will occur at the least convenient time.

On a potentially brighter note, Tidrick's shop in Yakima rebuilds on-site, and Brad survived my cross-examination. If the Mazda rebuild turns out well, I'll take the SVX in for some work. Shifts are 'sliding', and it occasionally winds up between shifts, then 'catches'. [sigh]

--jim