i went to put my truck in park and it started backing up. all the gears moved up one on and i have to put it in reverse(which is now neutral) to start my truck. any ideas whats up the truck is a 93 f250 with a e4od

 

Could be a stretched shifter cable.....

 

Did the positions of the shifter itself actually moved with respect to the lever down on the side of the E4OD, or is it just your indicator on the dash pointing a gear off?

 

is the shifter really loose?

 

shift lever bolts might be loose or one missing. that will really mess you up sometimes haha.

 

i checked the two bolts on the shifter under the dash they are tight, the shifter is a little lose but its not worse than it was. if it is the cable is there a way to adjust it at the transmission thanks for replying to my post

 

Adjust your linkage.

Shamelessly plagiarized from elsewhere:

Automatic Transmission Shift Rod or Shift Cable Adjustment... C6 and E4OD

1 Raise vehicle on jack stands or hoist. (I'd block well and scramble under)

2 From inside the vehicle, place the select lever in D/C6 and OD/E4OD . Hang a three

pound weight on the selector lever ( six pack still full)

3 Remove shift cable from the transmission lever ball stud/shift rod.

4 Pull down the lock tab on the shift cable body.

5 Position transmission lever in drive position. This is three detents from the front-most

lever position with the first position counting as one.

6 Connect the cable and end fitting to the transmission lever ball stud/shift rod.

7 Push up on the lock tab to lock the cable in the correctly adjusted position or tighten nut

and bolt.

8 Remove jack stands and lower vehicle from hoist. Remove three pound weight from

column shift select lever.

9 After making adjustment, check for Park engagment. Check the transmission control lever

in all detent positions with the engine running to make sure correct detent/transmission

actions, readjust if necessary. Reset the PRNDL indicator as required.

CAUTION:
Under no circumstances will it be permissible to adjust the cable/shift rod in any position

other than D for C6 or OD for E4OD.

Now all should be ok if it is in PARK and everything works, remove blocks.

Road test...................(drink warm beer)

 

I need to work this issue out myself.
Have a trip coming up weekend of the 8th, It is just location of the indicator. (pulled a boat 200 miles with it yesterday)
Well that worked out great, everything is working as it should, starts in park, goes backwards in R forward in D/OD