freaksarise
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- 1994 Ford Explorer
Hello all.
My 94 Ford Explorer began to get stuck in first gear. When leaving a stop light, the transmission didn't slip but the RPMs continued to climb without switching gear. I figured out that if I wait until the RPMs get around 2000, I can quickly release the gas and slowly repress the gas pedal to get it to switch gears into 2nd. Above 2nd gear it is fine.
I also noticed that if climbing a steep hill or turning a sharp corner while under 25mph, the RPMs will suddenly jump real high until I depress the gas pedal and do the trick again. It just requires even more patience when in this situation vs driving on more flat of a surface.
So far I bled out all of the transmission fluid and replaced it with new clean F-type fluid. I did not however change the filter yet due to reading stories where people claim that their car got worse and they had to get rid of it due to the age/value and its just not worth getting a new transmission.
I've been driving with the new fluid and old filter for about four months now and the problem remains.
Any thoughts?
Thank you!
Rich
My 94 Ford Explorer began to get stuck in first gear. When leaving a stop light, the transmission didn't slip but the RPMs continued to climb without switching gear. I figured out that if I wait until the RPMs get around 2000, I can quickly release the gas and slowly repress the gas pedal to get it to switch gears into 2nd. Above 2nd gear it is fine.
I also noticed that if climbing a steep hill or turning a sharp corner while under 25mph, the RPMs will suddenly jump real high until I depress the gas pedal and do the trick again. It just requires even more patience when in this situation vs driving on more flat of a surface.
So far I bled out all of the transmission fluid and replaced it with new clean F-type fluid. I did not however change the filter yet due to reading stories where people claim that their car got worse and they had to get rid of it due to the age/value and its just not worth getting a new transmission.
I've been driving with the new fluid and old filter for about four months now and the problem remains.
Any thoughts?
Thank you!
Rich