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Old May 14, 2006 | 05:28 PM
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I have a 1990 E-150 with 5.8 and when I put it in drive it is almost feels like a brake is on. It does not want to take off. Any suggestions on where I should look? Kurt
 
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The very first thing to check is the rear brakes. Often the emergency brake cable will bind due to corrosion or damage. When this happens, you literally do still have the brakes on.
 
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Old May 14, 2006 | 08:21 PM
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What transmission do you have? Sounds to me like the direct clutches are welded together. That puts the transmission in two gears at once when trying to start off and that feels like the brakes are on.

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Old May 14, 2006 | 10:04 PM
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I jacked the rear end up and both rear wheels turned freely by hand. On the transmission. I found some #'s on it. FTUP-7006-CB. It's a Automatic with Electronic Overdrive.
 
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You have an early E4OD, it's probably given up the ghost. How many miles are on it?
 
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It has 126,000 on it
 
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Is it just me, or did anyone else catch the irony of his tranny part number? It starts with "ftup." Apparently, so is the tranny. :-P
 
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Kwade, what you described sounds like a bad torque converter or a blown trans. Possibly both.
 
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