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Nov 21, 2002 | 01:40 PM

aj5601

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ok, my c6 is acting funny now!!! it shifts really smooth and doesn't slip. but my problem is going from park into a drive gear. it doesn't want to get into gear. it has plenty of fluid and all. even going from R to D it takes its sweet time. anything i can do, or do i need a rebuild?

Nov 21, 2002 | 02:36 PM

fcarruth

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I don't know anything about anything other than my AOD but that is what mine started to do before I ended up rebuilding it. Like I said, get some others advice here and don't count on what an AOD only guy thinks.

Nov 21, 2002 | 06:02 PM

mweeps

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Is it just the linkage? What do you mean by takes it sweet time to go from Park to Drive? Once you move the shifter it takes a second before it actually shifts into drive? how many miles on it all my C6 trannys have shifted flawlessly even after 100K miles.

Nov 21, 2002 | 10:43 PM

Ford_Six

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It probably has a sticking accumulator. Does it shift hard when you floor it? If not, it probably needs to be gone through.

Jared

Nov 22, 2002 | 07:53 AM

aj5601

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when i say it takes its sweet time, i mean when it is cold it takes like 5 min...no joke. i have to put it in drive and sit there till it decides to go into drive. when it is warm, it is more like 5-10sec. i know it takes a lil time to change gears and all but my old c6 i have behind a 460 never acted like this. that tranny as soon as it hit the D it was in drive without hesitation. the tranny has about 150,000 i think.

Nov 22, 2002 | 09:00 AM

jimandmandy

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It's just plain worn out. That is how most Ford automatics die, they get real slow to engage when cold. 150K is a good lifespan for an automatic. A C-6 with no major broken parts should be cheap to rebuild. The newer E4OD is a nightmare by comparison.

Jim

Nov 22, 2002 | 10:34 AM

fcarruth

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As a last case ditch effort, I think that I would try to drain about 2 quarts and then add back 2 quarts of Lucas Transmission Fluid. It has great sticking grabbing abilities and is a great product. I have read of a few last efforts that this resolved problems.

Definitely can't make it any worse huh ?

Like Jared said, check your accumulator first though.