Ed S.
Well-known Member
- Location
- Middle Tennessee
This is a long shot, but over and over, I've seen you guys (and gals) on the board here answer OT questions like this when google comes up short.
I have a '95 F-150 4WD with the EO4D automatic (300 six). Took it down to my son's place, and reminded him to check the trans fluid every so often, as it leaks. I should have topped it off when I left it, but didn't, and he forgot to check…
Long story short, he was pulling a construction lift through the hilly part of South Illinois, and apparently it ran out of fluid, stranding them on the side of the road.
Eventually got it home, and currently (after topping it up), if I put it in drive immediately after starting up, about one out of five times, it will go in gear and move a bit before going back out of gear. The rest of the time, it won't engage at all.
I could of course pull and replace with a junkyard unit, but as I now have a '99 F-250 Powerstroke, the F-150 is supernumerary, and I really don't want to spend the money or time on that kind of project on a rusted out beater truck.
Anyone got any tricks up their sleeve I can try to rejuvenate the EO4D without replacing or rebuilding? I'm up for dropping the pan and fiddling with bits I can easily get to underneath if needed.
Otherwise, the truck is probably only going to bring $400 or so at the junkyard, and it still has a clean cab and smooth running 300 six (126K miles). Hate to essentially throw it away.
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I have a '95 F-150 4WD with the EO4D automatic (300 six). Took it down to my son's place, and reminded him to check the trans fluid every so often, as it leaks. I should have topped it off when I left it, but didn't, and he forgot to check…
Long story short, he was pulling a construction lift through the hilly part of South Illinois, and apparently it ran out of fluid, stranding them on the side of the road.
Eventually got it home, and currently (after topping it up), if I put it in drive immediately after starting up, about one out of five times, it will go in gear and move a bit before going back out of gear. The rest of the time, it won't engage at all.
I could of course pull and replace with a junkyard unit, but as I now have a '99 F-250 Powerstroke, the F-150 is supernumerary, and I really don't want to spend the money or time on that kind of project on a rusted out beater truck.
Anyone got any tricks up their sleeve I can try to rejuvenate the EO4D without replacing or rebuilding? I'm up for dropping the pan and fiddling with bits I can easily get to underneath if needed.
Otherwise, the truck is probably only going to bring $400 or so at the junkyard, and it still has a clean cab and smooth running 300 six (126K miles). Hate to essentially throw it away.
es