jballard81
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- Location
- North Carolina
- Vehicle Year
- 1994
- Make / Model
- Ford Ranger
- Transmission
- Automatic
On my way to the boneyard yesterday i noticed the trans slipping when i approach what i imagine is overdrive, around 50-55mph. Give it throttle and it kicks down and speeds up without complaint. Pulled over and checked the fluid level (it was warm, but off, so i need to check again the correct way) and the fluid was looked burnt and thin.
Lower gears seem to work ok with little noticed slippage. Reverse works but seems to make the engine run rough.
After reading a chunk of the pinned A4LD thread, I'm wondering if this is symptoms of a bad vacuum pressure regulator? I saw some testing procedures for it in the pinned thread so i guess i will give that a go when i pull the pan. At the least, I'm going to change the filter and fluid. If the above mentioned regulator fails testing, i will replace that as well.
If the above isn't a miraculous fix (not holding my breath) what is the preferred 5-speed option for a swap? Does it complicate things that mine is a 4x4? I have the 4.0 engine.
Lower gears seem to work ok with little noticed slippage. Reverse works but seems to make the engine run rough.
After reading a chunk of the pinned A4LD thread, I'm wondering if this is symptoms of a bad vacuum pressure regulator? I saw some testing procedures for it in the pinned thread so i guess i will give that a go when i pull the pan. At the least, I'm going to change the filter and fluid. If the above mentioned regulator fails testing, i will replace that as well.
If the above isn't a miraculous fix (not holding my breath) what is the preferred 5-speed option for a swap? Does it complicate things that mine is a 4x4? I have the 4.0 engine.