1991 Ford Explorer many tranny problems come and go

190,000 MILES • 6 CYL • 4WD • AUTOMATIC
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BILLY BLANKS
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my tranny is shifting too slow the fluid was burnt and overfilled so i changed it and added trick shift synthetic. when i first start out it needs some gas before it will go into gear but i think that means the fluid change caused the torque converter to leak into tranny that started after change. the slow shifting comes and goes when i first start out it shifts normally then as it heats up it shifts slower and slower but not everyday some days it is normal??? could it be a sensor or computer? also sometimes but rarely it will feel like im in neutral when i am in drive at a stoplight on a hill it reminds me of a manual but if i give it gas it goes into gear? because this stuff comes and goes i dont want to swap tranny if its just a sensor or something.
Nov 6, 2009 at 2:44 AM
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JACOBANDNICKOLAS
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Has the check engine light come on?
Nov 10, 2009 at 1:51 PM
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BILLY BLANKS
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the check engine light very rarely comes on when it does all i have to do is turn off the engine and then start it again also my tachometer only works sometimes my gas guage never works my engine heat guage never works my speedometer works but bounces around and is not accurate espescially at lower speeds i removed all my fuses and used a test light and half of them light up indicating a short and the small one for the eng comp is the brightest one??
Nov 11, 2009 at 6:02 AM
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