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My buddy called me Sunday afternoon and asks what would be causing his car to be a complete dog from launch and hesitate when it downshifts during acceleration. I immediately thought of fuel deliver issues since it doesn't run rough at idle. We take it for a drive and it is flat on launch. Terrible. Runs great once we were up to highway speeds except for kicking it when you could noticeably feel the bog. It has a lot of lag when shifting from first to second too. While we were still out and about I asked what all he had had done to it recently and he mentioned a transmission flush because it didn't want to shift unless he let off the gas. They also replaced his torque converter. They said it was bad. No idea why since it only has 75k original miles on it. Anyway, my question is, did the GT have a higher stall converter than other AOD-E equipped cars/trucks?
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David G.
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1998 Mustang V6 Coupe
2002 Supercrew Lariat
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Cat converters?M&M Member #91
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Current 2003 Azure Blue Mach 1. All My Past Mustangs:'84 GT-5 spd, my first; '91 GT-auto; '70 M-code Mach 1-grabber yellow; '95 GTS-5 spd, Pro-Charged, totaled; '95 GTS 5 spd, replacement; '89 LX 5.0 'vert-5 spd; '90 LX 5.0 hatch-5 spd; '69 M-code Mach 1-4 spd; '90 5.0 LX 'vert; '03 Mach 1-5 spd, '93 Mustang LX vert. -
I had considered that but with only 75k miles...? Maybe since they dropped the exhaust to replace the TC the internals got knocked loose?Originally posted by submariner mustanger View PostDavid G.
1969 Mustang Sportsroof
1998 Mustang V6 Coupe
2002 Supercrew Lariat
Mustangsandmore Member # 1964Comment
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Check and see if they mashed a fuel line replacing the transmission.----1999 F150 XLT Lariat Super Cab 4X4 5.4----
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" Sometimes you fix the car, sometimes the car fixes you" Steve L.
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There would likely be codes too. Just throwing it out there. Hard to diag an issue over the net.Originally posted by 69 Sportsroof View Post
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Ford Dealership Engine/Chassis Master Certified Technician
US Navy submarine vet; Operation Iraqi Freedom vet..x 2...USAF Reserve...RETIRED, 26 total years
Current 2003 Azure Blue Mach 1. All My Past Mustangs:'84 GT-5 spd, my first; '91 GT-auto; '70 M-code Mach 1-grabber yellow; '95 GTS-5 spd, Pro-Charged, totaled; '95 GTS 5 spd, replacement; '89 LX 5.0 'vert-5 spd; '90 LX 5.0 hatch-5 spd; '69 M-code Mach 1-4 spd; '90 5.0 LX 'vert; '03 Mach 1-5 spd, '93 Mustang LX vert.Comment
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The CEL light isn't on but that doesn't mean much really. It's a 95 GT so it's not OBDII and I don't know anyone outside of a mechanic that has a scanner for OBDI.David G.
1969 Mustang Sportsroof
1998 Mustang V6 Coupe
2002 Supercrew Lariat
Mustangsandmore Member # 1964Comment
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If you have a shop manual like a Chiltons you can check the codes by shorting out a couple of the plugs and counting the blinks of the CEL., no scanner needed. You can probably also google up the codes and a diagram of the plug pins and which ones to short or connect.----1999 F150 XLT Lariat Super Cab 4X4 5.4----
-----1947 Lincoln Zephyr Coupe 5.0----------2005 Expedition Eddie Bauer 5.4----
-------1994 Ranger 4.0-------
" Sometimes you fix the car, sometimes the car fixes you" Steve L.
If Joe Biden and the Democrats are the answer, it must be a really stupid questionComment
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I didn't think of that. Thanks.David G.
1969 Mustang Sportsroof
1998 Mustang V6 Coupe
2002 Supercrew Lariat
Mustangsandmore Member # 1964Comment
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Yeah, that’s something if you don’t do it often you forget about it, at least I do.----1999 F150 XLT Lariat Super Cab 4X4 5.4----
-----1947 Lincoln Zephyr Coupe 5.0----------2005 Expedition Eddie Bauer 5.4----
-------1994 Ranger 4.0-------
" Sometimes you fix the car, sometimes the car fixes you" Steve L.
If Joe Biden and the Democrats are the answer, it must be a really stupid questionComment
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