1992 lincoln wont shift right

our lincoln is shifting wrong its not shifting until its almost 45mph , then it down shifts back and forth we replaced the air flow sensor and still bad, and it wont start unless putting gas pedal down just turns over and over :P

what happen to make the car start this

The town cars have a problem with the tranny not shifting from 1-2 or 2-3 its a prolonged shift. Apparently Ford has mad a kit for the issue but after all the driving you have on it a rebuilt or new is tranny is probably you better bet. My town car has the problem and I’m a student in high school so I don't have the money to replace the tranny all i do is shift my self you know D-->2--D the first or 1-2-d, what you want