Transmision Issues

[91 ranger guy]

my 91 ranger xlt 4 cylinder with an automatic transmision is in need of some help, the trans is shot my brother got one from a pic an pull. he got one out of explorer of the same year cept that one has the starter mounted on the oppisite side, they look exactly the same . my ? is should i swap bellhouseings or jus buy the correct starter and cable?

 

[Shran]

Well they're both A4LDs...so just swap bellhousings

 

[91 ranger guy]

anything in particular i should pay attention to while im doing this? thanks for the reply.

 

[91 ranger guy]

i noticed one of the bell housings has a eraser sized chunk of metal missing jus under the front seal, the front seal is sittin on it.

 

[91 ranger guy]

got'em swapped out today and the motor is back in jus gotta put everything back together.

 

[91 ranger guy]

Got yet another question now.. my ranger runs good but im noticing now that my transmision takes a while to shift when u first start it up in the mornings and after it has set for a few hours, any ideas? been lookin on here and found out that it could be the modulator valve or a dirty valve body. does this sound right?

 

[Shran]

Could be, I'm not an expert when it comes to transmissions by any means though. I would suspect low fluid level first.

 

[91 ranger guy]

I'll check it today and get back to ya..

 

[91 ranger guy]

I checked the fluid and it was good..