HELLLLLPPP!!!

HI Guys,

New here so bare with me.

I have a 97/98 Ford explorer.....

Wifey decides she wants to change what the front face of the instrument panel looks like and install the indiglo gauges, anyway
so off to ebay she went and looked it up...

The 97 kit looked nothing like the one in our car yet it is a 97
the 98 kit did look exactly like it... so we got that.

Anyways installed it over the weekend, Pain in the **** getting the old black face off and those dangly anolog pointers are scarry loose and flop around everywhere..

Anyways got it installed and put back together, started the car everything working fine...

didnt drive the car that weekend until this morning going to work, the car would not shift gears... would litterally have to put it from D to 2 to get to 2nd gear and then from 2nd to 3rd i practicallty had to rev it way up and let off the throttle quickly, doesnt last long becuase it just drops back in 2nd again.

read someplace that removing the instrument panel would cause this somehow? and something about a blown fuse No. 26?? (which it is not blown).

What could be the problem, its a brand new tranny and was running perfectly until i pulled the instrument panel.

help would be appreciated.

 

Wow one view on this thread and its ME!

 

I guess no one really knows anything here.

thanks anyways.

 

Well, I do know one thing - you proved one of my favorite sayings correct.

If it's not broke, don't fix it.

 

haha too bad you cant use tht saying with a ford,

simply because its always broken.

My first year '69 monte carlo never gives problems, my 4runner never gives problems...

This thing is just plagued...
God forbid you want to make the crap look better.

Soon as its fixed "Again!!" i will be sure to sell it or drive it over a cliff.

Thanks for all the great help.

 

same response, none.

that was my first try before this one

 

Sounds like your new trans wasn't so new after all. I'd be knocking the door of your trans rebuilder.

 

did you try puting the old panel back to see if it would work???