vagabond Posted October 11, 2013 Share Posted October 11, 2013 Been out in the desert this last week playing with the 88, I noticed the tranny was shifting like it had a shift kit in it 3 days ago it shifted like that for 2 days, now it's back to shifting it's nice smooth shift. The fluid is nice and red no burnt smell and the fluid temp hasn't gotten over 210, normally running about 140/150. Any ideas???????????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Precise1 Posted October 11, 2013 Share Posted October 11, 2013 Do you have it running through the radiator cooler and do you have an inline filter on it? B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Towncivilian Posted October 11, 2013 Share Posted October 11, 2013 What kinda fluid is in there right now? When was it last serviced? Is the level correct (check it according to steps in the FSM)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vagabond Posted October 12, 2013 Author Share Posted October 12, 2013 running an inline filter,no on the rad cooler 2 external coolers 1 is the ford exploader tranny cooler, trans was serviced late last year, Trans was rebuilt about 2 years ago and has been working with no probs, everything seems normal now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Towncivilian Posted October 12, 2013 Share Posted October 12, 2013 It may be time to replace the in-line filter if you haven't yet. The filter has captured break-in wear from new parts and crap from the rebuild process. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Precise1 Posted October 12, 2013 Share Posted October 12, 2013 ^ This is exactly where I would start as well... B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vagabond Posted October 13, 2013 Author Share Posted October 13, 2013 We'll be home tomorrow and I'll change the filter monday Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tungsten Posted October 13, 2013 Share Posted October 13, 2013 Don't condemn the transmission so quickly. Yes, change the filter, it should take a minute. Can't hurt anything. However the hard shifting you had is not always the transmission. A bad TPS sensor can make the transmission shift hard. If you have hard shifting again in the future, give that a look. The specs for it are in the FSM. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vagabond Posted October 15, 2013 Author Share Posted October 15, 2013 So far it's been shifting normal, going to NAPA for a new filter, and will cut open the old 1 to see if I can see anything. Thanks Tungsten for the thought Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Precise1 Posted October 15, 2013 Share Posted October 15, 2013 You can check the tranny brain for stored codes as well, but unless there is a light pattern at start up, there shouldn't be any, kind of like the CEL. Disecting the old inline filter sounds like a good plan; always try to learn... B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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