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Old May 28, 2008 | 09:14 AM
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no reverse

yesterday the trans wouldnt shift. i thought it was overheating. i let it sit for a few hours and it seemed to work. today i drove it and it decided it didnt want to shift again, after driving about 30 miles. reverse does not work at all now. is the trans shot? or is it a valve body? or maybe a selnoid?

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Old May 28, 2008 | 09:29 AM
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Does it act like it wants to move or does it seem like it is just not hooked up at all?
 
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Old May 29, 2008 | 09:48 PM
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yeah, it just revs like its in neutral. i went and started the truck this morning and it went into and moved in reverse and forward. i think the problem only happens when the trans warms up

i do not have a temp gauge but the second time this all happened and i lost reverse it was about 60 degrees out in the morning with an empty 16ft landscape trailer. i also have a after market trans cooler.

is there anything that could cause the trans to not want to go into gear only when its warm?
 
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Old May 30, 2008 | 07:15 AM
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Yes, usually an internal leak. It's going to have to come out and get torn down to find the problem.
 
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Old May 30, 2008 | 03:53 PM
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ok thank you. guess its gonna go to a shop or ford since i don't know how to do that.
 
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Old May 30, 2008 | 03:55 PM
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This is a stupid question but did you check the fluid level?
 
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Old May 30, 2008 | 04:41 PM
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There's a dipstick for the transmission fluid level towards the back of the engine right next to the passenger cylinder bank...
 
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