i have a 19798 ford ranchero 500 302, just took it out of storage it reversed fine as soon as i went to drive it slips into neutral when it trys to shift to second gear. reverse still works. if i shut car off and restart goes into drive but problem repeats itself, i put a new rearend in last fall before storing could this be something to do with problem?

Asked by pefferlaw Apr 22, 2018 at 01:31 PM about the 1978 Ford Ranchero

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

I got car 2 years ago  from estate of a neighbor that owned it since new, was allways maintained and stored and well taken care of,  he did tell me a few years back he replace original tranny

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Gary answered 6 years ago

First thing to check is the transmission fluid level. Being low on fluid will cause it to slip.

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pefferlaw answered 6 years ago

fluid is fine nice and red and does not smell burnt at all, im thinking this could be a linkage problem, its a collum shift

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