Cocoa, Interested in reading the troubleshooting charts and making a couple of bucks to help pay for the book?.. I really don't have time to wait for it to get mailed.. :-(
Vehicle: 1993 Aerostar AWD A4LD
Problem: Don't move...up and stopped moving when pulling into the driveway. ( no previous signs ( noises/slippage )
Fluid level fine.
Mileage 181k, and serviced at 173k and all was fine...nice fluid and no magnetic "stuff" in pan.
Engine: runs fine
NOT: The shifting linkage...as it shifts...holds "park" etc
History:
Trans serviced 174k... at 174.5k November-2006 I moved from Montana to Mpls, MN... another 1,200 miles and no problems. ( now at 175.7k )
11/06 - 4/07 Racked up all the rest of the mile except for 350 of them ( 180.6k ) Then moved 2 blocks from work from 5/1/07 - 8/3/07 and only drove maybe 150 miles..
8/3 move to Wisconsin 350 mile trip... Pull into freinds auto shop ( mainly GM guys, no Ford electrical code checking ability, and they don't do transmissions )
At this point, I noticed a very small trans fluid leak between block/trans... maybe 4" round... Checked fluid...still fine... He gave me sealer/conditioner...but I didn't put it in.
Sits a few days...no leaks...drive a few miles...still OK... then, drive into town...make it back out...and dies ( no more movement..no sounds etc) in drive.
Only thing is, that when I went on the 3.5 round trip, is that when I started out...the airbag light was flashing.
Have read all posts here on this site, and can't seem to find an exact problem...
Have read all:
http://www.turbotbird.com/techinfo/AutoTransFix/A4LD_Fix.htm &
http://home.att.net/~performance2800/A4LD.html
Problem also = Ford dealership closed up 2-3 days before this...
Any thoughts anyonbe?
Thx in advance
Jim