Looking for some help with a Windstar...
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Joined: Dec 2001
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From: Vestal, NY
Looking for some help with a Windstar...
I hope I hit the right area for this question...and I apologize for owning a "psuedo" truck.
I have a '98 Windstar w/3.8L with almost all of the options.
I short time ago, I noticed the transmission wasn't as crisp as it once was, and seemed to shift at some of the most unlikely times.
EXAMPLE: Overdrive at 20 MPH.
At the same time, the vacuum operated controls in the dashboard quit working. I looked everywhere I can think of for a broken/slipped off/ cracked hose, and have sprayed the intake and surrounding areas with WD-40, but cannot find the apparent leak. I have not yet located the vacuum sensor for the transmission (I don't think they used an actual modulator like they did on the old trannys) and suspect the leak may be there. I already had the dashboard apart, and checked the lines for the rear air conditioning. Very little vacuum present.
Questions:
1.) Where is the vacuum shift sensor located?
2.) Where might I have missed in my hunt?
Thanks, I appreciate any help you can offer.
I have a '98 Windstar w/3.8L with almost all of the options.
I short time ago, I noticed the transmission wasn't as crisp as it once was, and seemed to shift at some of the most unlikely times.
EXAMPLE: Overdrive at 20 MPH.
At the same time, the vacuum operated controls in the dashboard quit working. I looked everywhere I can think of for a broken/slipped off/ cracked hose, and have sprayed the intake and surrounding areas with WD-40, but cannot find the apparent leak. I have not yet located the vacuum sensor for the transmission (I don't think they used an actual modulator like they did on the old trannys) and suspect the leak may be there. I already had the dashboard apart, and checked the lines for the rear air conditioning. Very little vacuum present.
Questions:
1.) Where is the vacuum shift sensor located?
2.) Where might I have missed in my hunt?
Thanks, I appreciate any help you can offer.
Freshman User
Joined: Nov 2001
Posts: 30
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Looking for some help with a Windstar...
Well, in addition to my 2001 F150SC, we also have a 1996 Windstar. I can't help you with your problems, but you could try posting it on Fordstars. Go to http://xxxxxx.xxxxx.xxx/group/fordstars/.
There isn't much traffic (only about 80 members), but there are a few folks that are pretty knowledgeable.
Mark Salvetti
Saugus, MA
There isn't much traffic (only about 80 members), but there are a few folks that are pretty knowledgeable.
Mark Salvetti
Saugus, MA
