Ozonkiller
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- May 13, 2003
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- City, State
- Waddell, AZ
- Year, Model & Trim Level
- '97 XLT
'97 Explorer 4.0 with Control trac 4wd. First a little history. At about 50K miles found the dipstick and thusly the pan full of rust 
The fluid looked like mud. It was a mess. A thorough flush, several in a row actually, and was back on the road. Never really figured that one out. No trans cooler leak. Never been in more than a heavy rain.
110K miles, blinking OD light, the torque converter lockup solenoid fell out of the valve body. Fixed that along with a blown valve body gasket and ultimately a new torque converter. An impromptu flushing was done as each step, the solenoid, gaskets and TC involved a pan removal, each time thinking " I've got it". Ultimately the light stayed out and life was good.
Today the daughter informs me that the truck stalls when put in reverse. Indeed, put it in any gear and it seems OK but put it in reverse and the engine labors and the vehicle shudders as if the trans is dragging. Pulled the stick and it is covered in rust , the fluid seems good in color but stinks to high heaven.
I'm pretty much resigned to the fact that this thing is toast and I'm willing to hit up Phoenix Remanufactured Transmissions with a new one, but I'd like a little input before I jump into this.
OK, Jump in guys. Thanks!
The fluid looked like mud. It was a mess. A thorough flush, several in a row actually, and was back on the road. Never really figured that one out. No trans cooler leak. Never been in more than a heavy rain. 110K miles, blinking OD light, the torque converter lockup solenoid fell out of the valve body. Fixed that along with a blown valve body gasket and ultimately a new torque converter. An impromptu flushing was done as each step, the solenoid, gaskets and TC involved a pan removal, each time thinking " I've got it". Ultimately the light stayed out and life was good.
Today the daughter informs me that the truck stalls when put in reverse. Indeed, put it in any gear and it seems OK but put it in reverse and the engine labors and the vehicle shudders as if the trans is dragging. Pulled the stick and it is covered in rust
, the fluid seems good in color but stinks to high heaven. I'm pretty much resigned to the fact that this thing is toast and I'm willing to hit up Phoenix Remanufactured Transmissions with a new one, but I'd like a little input before I jump into this.
OK, Jump in guys. Thanks!
