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George Niland
Feb 22, 2014, 3:57:39 PM2/22/14
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I recently purchased a 1993 Ford Mustang and it has major tranny problems. When you put it in gear (Drive) it takes a lot of gas to get the car to move. When you stop and put it in park, it still feels like it is in gear. It feels like it wants to go forward but the parking pawl is stopping it. It also has no reverse. Could this be torque converter problems? I took the pan off and when the gear selector is moved from gear to gear, the valves seem to be moving freely in the valve body. The fluid was red and had no smell to it other then transmission fluid smell, not burnt. There was no metal attached to the magnet in the pan as well. I am stumped, any and all help would be appreciated..
George--
George--
Kevin Bottorff
Feb 22, 2014, 5:16:35 PM2/22/14
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George Niland <gni...@gmail.com> wrote in
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its not torque converter, I would recheck the manual shift adj first. KB
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cl...@snyder.on.ca
Feb 22, 2014, 6:07:05 PM2/22/14
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sure would be to have a transmission tech do pressure tests. When in
park, if you step on the accellerator the engine behaves as if you are
in drive with the brakes on???? Adding Ford Friction Modifier to the
fluid sometimes frees up sticky valves - but if they are totally stuck
(which it sounds like) I doubt if it will work. I'd count on a
repair/rebuild or replacement
George Niland
Feb 22, 2014, 9:03:46 PM2/22/14
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That is what I was afraid of. You hit the nail on the head when you said its like stepping on the gas peddle with the brake on. It takes a half throttle or more to get it to move forward. There is no reverse. When you put it in reverse, it just keeps trying to go forward. Like I said, I have the pan off and the valves all seem to be working correctly. At least the ones I can see that is. I guess the previous owner got the car stuck in sand and by shifting back and forth from forward to reverse, this problem occurred. I don't know how much they abused it getting it out of the sand but I am sure they did more harm then good. I was hoping it was going to be a fairly easy and inexpensive fix but its not looking that way...
cl...@snyder.on.ca
Feb 22, 2014, 9:41:13 PM2/22/14
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On Sat, 22 Feb 2014 18:03:46 -0800 (PST), George Niland
<gni...@gmail.com> wrote:
>That is what I was afraid of. You hit the nail on the head when you said its like stepping on the gas peddle with the brake on. It takes a half throttle or more to get it to move forward. There is no reverse. When you put it in reverse, it just keeps trying to go forward. Like I said, I have the pan off and the valves all seem to be working correctly. At least the ones I can see that is. I guess the previous owner got the car stuck in sand and by shifting back and forth from forward to reverse, this problem occurred. I don't know how much they abused it getting it out of the sand but I am sure they did more harm then good. I was hoping it was going to be a fairly easy and inexpensive fix but its not looking that way...
Easy, but not cheap. Decent used transmissions should not be too hard
<gni...@gmail.com> wrote:
>That is what I was afraid of. You hit the nail on the head when you said its like stepping on the gas peddle with the brake on. It takes a half throttle or more to get it to move forward. There is no reverse. When you put it in reverse, it just keeps trying to go forward. Like I said, I have the pan off and the valves all seem to be working correctly. At least the ones I can see that is. I guess the previous owner got the car stuck in sand and by shifting back and forth from forward to reverse, this problem occurred. I don't know how much they abused it getting it out of the sand but I am sure they did more harm then good. I was hoping it was going to be a fairly easy and inexpensive fix but its not looking that way...
to come by - and a lot cheaper than rebuilding.
George Niland
Feb 22, 2014, 9:45:22 PM2/22/14
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instead of parting them out.
cl...@snyder.on.ca
Feb 22, 2014, 10:24:20 PM2/22/14
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On Sat, 22 Feb 2014 18:45:22 -0800 (PST), George Niland
Where are you that scrap is worth more than parts???
Around here they part out theengines and trannies unless they have too
much in stock - and crush the rusted bodies and surplus stuff. Usually
sits in the yard for a few months before being crushed.
Around here they part out theengines and trannies unless they have too
much in stock - and crush the rusted bodies and surplus stuff. Usually
sits in the yard for a few months before being crushed.
cl...@snyder.on.ca
Feb 22, 2014, 10:26:53 PM2/22/14
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On Sat, 22 Feb 2014 18:45:22 -0800 (PST), George Niland
1986 - 93 4 speed automatic - AOD - pretty common part - about $650
used.
used.
George Niland
Feb 23, 2014, 11:01:52 PM2/23/14
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On Saturday, February 22, 2014 1:57:39 PM UTC-7, George Niland wrote:
> I recently purchased a 1993 Ford Mustang and it has major tranny problems. When you put it in gear (Drive) it takes a lot of gas to get the car to move. When you stop and put it in park, it still feels like it is in gear. It feels like it wants to go forward but the parking pawl is stopping it. It also has no reverse. Could this be torque converter problems? I took the pan off and when the gear selector is moved from gear to gear, the valves seem to be moving freely in the valve body. The fluid was red and had no smell to it other then transmission fluid smell, not burnt. There was no metal attached to the magnet in the pan as well. I am stumped, any and all help would be appreciated..
>
> George--
I wonder what it would cost to get a pressure check done on the transmission? I have looked everywhere around here and there are no trannys for that car, to be had. Guess I will be doing some traveling.. Dang it.
> I recently purchased a 1993 Ford Mustang and it has major tranny problems. When you put it in gear (Drive) it takes a lot of gas to get the car to move. When you stop and put it in park, it still feels like it is in gear. It feels like it wants to go forward but the parking pawl is stopping it. It also has no reverse. Could this be torque converter problems? I took the pan off and when the gear selector is moved from gear to gear, the valves seem to be moving freely in the valve body. The fluid was red and had no smell to it other then transmission fluid smell, not burnt. There was no metal attached to the magnet in the pan as well. I am stumped, any and all help would be appreciated..
>
> George--
cl...@snyder.on.ca
Feb 23, 2014, 11:13:22 PM2/23/14
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shop OR Ford dealer.
Kevin Bottorff
Feb 24, 2014, 12:01:31 PM2/24/14
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cl...@snyder.on.ca wrote in
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to be honest, if they got stuck they cooked it, just get a rebuilt. KB
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