transmissiom shifts back and forth back and forth from o.d to drive
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Asked by eligsx Aug 03, 2014 at 07:11 PM about the 1987 Ford Thunderbird Turbo RWD

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

when driving long distance on freeway tranny down shifts then up shifts to o.d then down shifts to drive from o. to drive

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BoholMark answered 10 years ago

How is the transmission fluid looking? When was the last time you tuned it up? There's lots of variables to consider.

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eligsx answered 10 years ago

I checked the transmission fluid and it looked good.. I just bought the car it was parked for two years I have not gave it a tune up..

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T_S_T answered 10 years ago

May not hurt to service it,change filter,and trainsmission fluid as bohomark, said.it has been setting a while all so.

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BoholMark answered 10 years ago

If it sat for that long its best to change everything. All fluids, filters, plugs, wires and flush the radiator. They are super fun cars to drive. But why was it parked?

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eligsx answered 10 years ago

Bought it off an older lady who had no use for it...she just had it parked on non op...

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