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c4 will NOT change gears with shifter...


l0sts0ul

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HEy guys,

Finally got my 347 fired up and broken in, in my project 94 ranger, but this is where it gets wierd.

I was checking my total timing tonight, and luckily for me, I have all 4 wheels in the air.

I heard a snap, and next thing I know, the back wheels are spinning.

tried shifting into neutral, reverse, park, anything other than drive... nothing... I got underneath, and no matter what position I have the linkage in, I can still turn the driveshaft.

What would I have broken. This is a freshly rebuilt C4 strapped to a 347.

Please give me some clues here, I was thinking about dropping the pan and the valve body... but what do you think?

thanks
 


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Sounds like maybe the parking pawl inside the transmission broke or came out of position
 

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I dropped the fluid tonight, and found it smelled burnt and was greyish. Found some metal on the plug magnet...

cooked?
 

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So I dropped the pan, and the valve body.

Couldn't find anything that looked out of place, but to be honest, I don't know everything about what im looking at. Nothing looks bent, or broken. the manual valve moves freely, and so does the kickdown on the valve body. I checked the shifter linkage and everything looks ok.

any suggestions as to why this would happen? is it possible the forward pack is seized ?

would anything move if the planetary were screwed? probably not right?

thanks
 

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