trouble shooting a tranny problem. help me!!!

[fdmedic]

hey thanks for reading the thread guy(s). i was driving my explorer (eddie bauer, 96, v6) and while i was accelerating, the truck started to drag. then really started to drag while i was trying to remove myself from traffic. i checked the atf and there is plenty, its nice and clean, and there is no leak at all. the overdrive light was not blinking so what i want to know is, can it be a tranny problem or not??? any advice can and might help. thanks.

 

[MustangP51]

Welcome to the Forum.

Is the O/D light flashing?

 

[BrooklynBay]

Welcome to this forum! When you said that it was dragging, did you mean that it got stuck in a low gear or was it not increasing in RPMs?

 

[privetryan89]

It could be that your valve body in the tranny has blown or the gasket around it has blown. Somewhere on here is a forum that tells you what to buy and how to do it if that is the problem. It could also be that your gear are worn and having a had time shifting. Its just a guess. See what others have to say.

 

[fdmedic]

no. the overdrive light was not flashing.

 

[fdmedic]

hey bklynbay. to answer your question, i put the gas to the floor. literaly! the rpm shoots up and the truck drags at a snails pace.

 

[fdmedic]

thanks for the info privetryan89. im still looking into a possible diagnosis and listening for advice until im able to fix it up. thanks again.

 

[BrooklynBay]

That sounds like severe slippage. Check the transmission, and the EPC solenoid's pressure with a 0-300 PSI gauge.