1997 Ford Truck SHIFTING

1997 FORD TRUCK
187,000 MILES • V8 • 4WD • AUTOMATIC
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HOUSEOFRON
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I HAVE A F 350 HEAVY DUTY THAT HAS SHIFTING PROBLEMS ,WHEN IT SHIFTS FROM 1ST TO SECOND THE ENGINE REVESS HIGH AND TRANSMISSION SHIFTS HARD , BIG BANG THEN FROM 2ND TO THIRD SHIFT HARD AGAIN ,I HAVE OVER DRIVE ON TRANS MISSION ,IF I USE SHIFT HANDLE ON COLUM I SHIFT IT EASYER WITH OVER DRIVE SENSOR OFF I WAS TOLD BY PREV OWNER THAT IT HAPPENED TO HIM AND IT WAS THE SPEED SENSOR ON THE REAR END ,AND WAS ALSO TOLD THAT THIS TRANSMISION HAS 5 SENSORS ON IT AND ALL MUST BE SINKERNIZED OR SHIFTING WILL BE HARD THIS DOES NOT HAPPEN ALL THE TIME SOME DAYS IT SHIFT FINE WHEN UNDER A LOAD I AM ASKING WHERE THESE SENSORS ARE LOCATED AND WHAT ARE THEY , I HAVE TAKEN TRUCK TO 4 DIFFERNT PLACES 1 SAID REBUILD 2 SAY SHIFT SENSOR AND 1 SAID ALL SENSORS MUST BE REPLACED AND SINCRONIZED WHEN TRUCK IS IN HIGH GEAR GOES DOWN THE ROAD GOOD GETTING THERE IS MY PROBLEM HAVE ALSO HURD NOISE COME FROM TRANNY WHEN TAKING OFF SEEMED LIKE IT WAS IN THIRD GEAR OR SOMETHING I AM NOW GETTING SOME SLIPPAGE
Nov 10, 2008 at 7:57 PM
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MIKE H R
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Not being to electrical but older vehicle we would look at the torque converter. I will look up to see if it could be something else.
Dec 16, 2008 at 8:27 PM