Took oil pan off and put back on car will not go into gear

2002 FORD MUSTANG
140,000 MILES
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JAKET714
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I went to change the oil in my 2002 ford mustang v6 and the drain plug was stripped so I took the oil pan off and drained it that way, once I put everything together the oil dipstick said it had 3 quarts of oil so I put a little bit in there and now the car won't go into gear.
Nov 15, 2011 at 4:29 AM
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JACOBANDNICKOLAS
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check the linkage to the transmission. Chances are you did something to it when removing the pan. Have you fixed the drain plug?
Nov 15, 2011 at 4:38 AM
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JAKET714
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What linkage would I have to set it to be ok I have never messed with an issue like this is this a major issue not to mention it is leaking oil and I found a little yellow plug that came out with the oil pan I don't know what that is so I didn't mess with it, and no I didn't mess with the drain plug
Nov 15, 2011 at 5:08 AM
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MHPAUTOS
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Have you removed the engine oil pan or the transmission oil pan? as there will be no yellow plug in the engine sump???
Nov 17, 2011 at 9:38 AM
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