For 2 years my 1994 XR7 V/8 has been jumping out of OD momentarily and
revving in neutral. I know this problem has been reported but I've seen
no solution. I have done a search on this forum.

The oil has been changed twice with the proper fluid. The only thing
that makes it happen less often is shutting the car off for 10 minutes
and then driving. Makes it hard to diagnose at a shop when this happens.

The vehicle only has 50k on it and sits for long periods of time. The
last guy that looked at it said that the seals were dry and he'd rebuild

the whole transmission, not a great answer.

Does anyone, or has anyone EVER fixed this problem? I'm totally lost!
I've heard range sensor, accumulator and Vacuum Sensor. Nobody seems to
have ever fixed one though.

Can ayone help an old man out

--
John

- Many people die at twenty five and aren't buried until they are
seventy five.

On Fri, 04 May 2007 22:04:18 GMT, John Kaiser <jkaiser (AT) frontiernet (DOT) net> wrote:

Yeah, I had somebody tell me something similar years ago.

Be glad to try. Sounds for all the world like the
Manual Lever Position Sensor (MLPS).

'Tis an electro-mechanical switch mounted on the side
of 4r70w and AODE Ford trannies. There was evidently
a defective seal in the originals allowing dirt/crud
to make it malfunction.

I found a (I think) Wells replacement for the one
in my '94 Tbird LX V8 at AutoZone years ago ($25). No
fun to install but much preferable to a rebuild.

Might be a little trickier at a Ford dealer: mine
wanted to use a '95 part with a different connector.
I think they wanted something like $260 to fix it.

More details if you need them.

Cheers,
Puddin'

"Mit der Dummheit kaempfen Goetter selbst vergebens!"
-Friedrich Schiller