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Old May 12, 2005 | 05:23 PM
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'90 ranger tranny problems

hey i have a '90 ranger xlt, two wheel drive, automatic that i recently purchased off a friend for $200. i thought it was a great deal, however there are problems with the transmission, it wont engage into 1st in OD. i can drive up to 80km/h in D and switch over to OD and it works fine, and i can engage into 1st in D. is it worth rebuilding or replacing? also it leaks a few drops of oil everyday, i dont know if the two are at all related, but thought i would just add that in.

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Old May 12, 2005 | 06:22 PM
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Old May 12, 2005 | 06:49 PM
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It's 1200 to repair. Son's 89 did the same thing. Find a reliable tranny shop(good luck) and get an estimate and then shop it around other shops. Make sure the estimate is actual and not something that will double upon completion. Everything in it plus labor is 1200. Get it done before overdrive completely goes out.
 

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Old May 12, 2005 | 07:03 PM
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thanks for the info, but are there any cheaper alternatives?
 
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Old May 12, 2005 | 11:48 PM
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I have never owned an automatic vehicle and i dont know much about them but it isnt really necessary to drive in first gear OD, is it? wouldnt your mileage and performance suffer a bit?
 
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Old May 13, 2005 | 05:11 PM
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this is true, i guess im just wondering if this problem would get progressively worse if left unrepaired
 
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Old May 16, 2005 | 12:24 AM
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bump bump bump!
 
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Old May 16, 2005 | 07:38 PM
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IMHO a problem will continue to get worse, how quickly is hard to say.
 
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