lilfrog01
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- City, State
- north fort myers, florida
- Year, Model & Trim Level
- 1996 ford explorer
ok so i have a 1996 ford explorer. it's a 6 cylinder and i really couldn't tell you to much. some things i know and some i can check but to be fair, she's never given me any problems in the last 2 years i've had her till now. Ok so where to start...
She has over 150k miles that i know of. (odometer quit not long after i got the truck) trip od doesn't work either.
She's made several trips 300 plus miles north and back and no problems other than some tranny fluid (i think) showing up on the rear window. But nothing MAJOR with the engine. air still works if i charge it and blows cold. windows still work but did have to replace the front drivers and passengers side motors.
the problem i've been having is she currently is experiencing problems shifting. i believe it could be the 2-3 flare but not sure. she will shift when you first put it in drive and then when you get to 50-55 mph she will shift again but nothing inbetween. sounds like she wants to shift but just cant. and now when i put it in reverse, it hesitates before engaging and if you push the gas before she's ready, she shudders and tries to stall in reverse. i have aleady checked the linkage, the vss and dropped the pan and found nothing in there. had the tranny flushed and replaced the filter. looking at the vb it doesnt appear that any of the silenoids are bad. tried to get any codes read but none to be found. od light flashes but the cel has never come on except the normal when starting the truck. my problem is i'm stuck. i dont mind working on my own truck and getting dirty but i dont know where to start first. should i check the pcm?? any help would be great. ps. just to let you know yes i am female but still find myself willing to do the dirty work and somewhat intelligent.
She has over 150k miles that i know of. (odometer quit not long after i got the truck) trip od doesn't work either.
She's made several trips 300 plus miles north and back and no problems other than some tranny fluid (i think) showing up on the rear window. But nothing MAJOR with the engine. air still works if i charge it and blows cold. windows still work but did have to replace the front drivers and passengers side motors.
the problem i've been having is she currently is experiencing problems shifting. i believe it could be the 2-3 flare but not sure. she will shift when you first put it in drive and then when you get to 50-55 mph she will shift again but nothing inbetween. sounds like she wants to shift but just cant. and now when i put it in reverse, it hesitates before engaging and if you push the gas before she's ready, she shudders and tries to stall in reverse. i have aleady checked the linkage, the vss and dropped the pan and found nothing in there. had the tranny flushed and replaced the filter. looking at the vb it doesnt appear that any of the silenoids are bad. tried to get any codes read but none to be found. od light flashes but the cel has never come on except the normal when starting the truck. my problem is i'm stuck. i dont mind working on my own truck and getting dirty but i dont know where to start first. should i check the pcm?? any help would be great. ps. just to let you know yes i am female but still find myself willing to do the dirty work and somewhat intelligent.