Sometimes my transmission will not shift and take off?

1995 FORD E-SERIES VAN
60,000 MILES • 5.9L • V8 • 2WD • AUTOMATIC
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JOHN ALLARD
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Sometimes my transmission won't change and take off and if you turn it off and turn it back on while you going you never change and sometimes it works just fine.
Jun 3, 2023 at 3:07 PM
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The first thing I would do is check the transmission fluid condition and level; this guide can help:

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/how-to-check-and-add-transmission-fluid

I would also run the codes to see what comes up.

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/ford-lincoln-mercury-obd1-1995-and-earlier-diagnostic-trouble-code-definition-and-retrieval

If no codes come up, I would service the transmission.

This guide can help:

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/how-to-service-an-automatic-transmission

Please go over these guides and get back to us.
Jun 5, 2023 at 3:30 AM
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