Ford and trans shop can't figure it out, still killing!
I have discovered that the weather temp has a lot to do with the killing problem I am having- when I drove it on a 70 degree day, it only killed 2 times (idling at stoplights), when I drove it on a 90 degree day it killed virtually every time I stopped, and put it in reverse. It does start right back up.
Same for when it's in OD and RPM's are low, when it's hot it chugs/cuts out constantly, prompting me to take it out of OD. When it's cool out, I can leave it in OD.
Ford has looked at it twice, they feel it's the TC; the trans. shop feels it's an engine issue. It's going back to Ford for a re-eval. Hate to replace the TC if that's not what's causing this killing issue, although I do believe it is the source of the rattling underneath.
Any ideas about the difference in weather?
Is it thinning the fluid and making the TC worse? Is it a fuel problem? (replaced f.filter, had f.pump checked),
Is it an elec. problem? (replaced sensors P115, P 113, and ones for crank and cam, new spark plugs, tho' spark was good).
Thanks in advance for imput!