runningcows
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- Year, Model & Trim Level
- 91 Explorer XLT
Hello! I'm new to the forum, obviously compelled here by transmission problems.
My Automatic 91 went out as I was driving it. It had had some slippage prior to this as well as less power, occasionally, though I only know now because of all of the lovely research I've been doing. The slippage occured going from reverse to O/D. It never slipped unless I was doing that specific shift. I had noticed a week or two previous to the breakdown that it seemed to have less power. Not horrendously, but it took a pedal to the metal, possibly shifting from O/D to D, to keep it at 55 on a moderate grade hill.
As I pushed the pedal down (in the far left lane of a 3 lane highway) to get up this hill, I felt the truck accelerate and then what I remember hearing is a kind of clunk, then a loss of power and the smell of something burning. The power of my previous acceleration got me to the side of the highway <---- That is an important tidbit of info.
Once I was stopped, I was able to go forward (in any gear but reverse, not sure about neutral), crawling with no rev, by turning the wheel left. If I pushed the pedal, all the engine DID was rev, so still no usable power. If I turned the wheel right, the truck would stop. Note that I'm still on a moderate grade hill on this highway. If I put the shift into reverse, and turned the wheel right, I would be able to move backward. HOWEVER, if the wheel was turned the opposite way, again, the truck would stop.
After doing weeks of intermittent research, I have found problems similar to mine, but none of which described the car still being able to move. Any ideas?
My Automatic 91 went out as I was driving it. It had had some slippage prior to this as well as less power, occasionally, though I only know now because of all of the lovely research I've been doing. The slippage occured going from reverse to O/D. It never slipped unless I was doing that specific shift. I had noticed a week or two previous to the breakdown that it seemed to have less power. Not horrendously, but it took a pedal to the metal, possibly shifting from O/D to D, to keep it at 55 on a moderate grade hill.
As I pushed the pedal down (in the far left lane of a 3 lane highway) to get up this hill, I felt the truck accelerate and then what I remember hearing is a kind of clunk, then a loss of power and the smell of something burning. The power of my previous acceleration got me to the side of the highway <---- That is an important tidbit of info.
Once I was stopped, I was able to go forward (in any gear but reverse, not sure about neutral), crawling with no rev, by turning the wheel left. If I pushed the pedal, all the engine DID was rev, so still no usable power. If I turned the wheel right, the truck would stop. Note that I'm still on a moderate grade hill on this highway. If I put the shift into reverse, and turned the wheel right, I would be able to move backward. HOWEVER, if the wheel was turned the opposite way, again, the truck would stop.
After doing weeks of intermittent research, I have found problems similar to mine, but none of which described the car still being able to move. Any ideas?
