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Cargo Master
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From: northern kentucky
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Parked my Bronco last year awaiting money to work on it. keep starting till december. My wife and I separated, and I left the truck there till I got a chance and some money. Well battery was dead about three days ago. Got it charged still no start. Bad gasor watered down. Bought new and some gas dryer. I put it in, now it starts. Problem is truck won't move. could this be tranny or are the wheels just stuck. I live in Northern Kentucky, hot and humid during summer, wet and chilly during spring andwinter. what can I do to get it to move.
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You probably have a tranny fluid leak, and it leaked out while the truck sat. Trannys are notorious ( at least GM trannies are) for leaking while parked for a while, even though they don't leak while driving. Start it up, bring it to operating temperature, and check the tranny fluid. I have had this happen before, not on my Bronc, but the point is still the same. A tranny that is low on fluid, maybe even one quart but probably 2 or 3, won't go anywhere.
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Does the engine load down when you put in into drive or reverse? If so, then the trans is driving through. Low fluid level in a no-drive situation really doesn't slow the engine down any when shifted into gear. If okay there, you could jack up one wheel at a time to be sure you can spin each by hand. For rear wheels, chock the fronts and put trans in neutral. If you have a non-LS rear end, then turning one rear wheel will cause the drive shaft to rotate. If you have LS, you will have to grab on and turn a lot harder to get the wheel to turn, that's normal. If you can get all the wheels to turn, then its not a seized brake or rear diff or anything like that.
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Cargo Master
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thanks for the help. It turned out to be low on oil and coolant. Extremely low on tranny fluid. Had to put a gallon in it. Moves fine. Now to get the rebuild done.
