07GtS197
Well-Known Member
Im not sure if Ive already made a thread about this but here it goes. I recently sold my 85 ltd crown vic and bought a 98 p71, yea its not a mustang but the trans is the same. Anyway Ive been having a problem with it skipping second gear all together. It wont slip it just wont shift into second gear. Itll run up to about 25 mph in first then shift into third. When datalogging the ecu will command second gear and shift solenoid 1 will turn off yet it wont shift into second, just stay in first. When manually shifting 1-2-D its fine but 2-D it will freewheel, the belt will squeal, then shift into third. Also when downshifting at say 35mph, it will try to go into both first and second. Once on a datalog it went back and forth comanding first and second in a span of about 3 seconds. And to confuse me more, I got second back a few days ago perfectly then it lost it again while sitting overnight.
A rebuilder on crownvic.net said its most likely the intermediate clutch or its snap ring (?) but if it failed how would I have gotten second back? Any experts on here? Thanks.
A rebuilder on crownvic.net said its most likely the intermediate clutch or its snap ring (?) but if it failed how would I have gotten second back? Any experts on here? Thanks.