Up until last night my '98 f150 was running fine. Now it will only move in reverse. It doesn't have the factory motor, we swapped it out for a 4.6 out of a Lincoln but that was months ago and everything has been fine until now. What could possibly be the problem, or where is a good place to start troubleshooting? We have checked fluid levels and all the fuses. Any and all input is appreciated.

 

Did u check the fluid if it's good the tranny is probably gone

 

Mine woudn't move in any gear about 140,000 miles ago, 8 or 9 years. It was an E40D/4R100 tho. Cleaned all the clutch material out of the accumulator bodies, installed a Transgo "Tugger" kit, topped it off with amsoil and she's still goin @ 319,000 miles.

Not saying that will work for you, but it might.

 

Find a good mechanic and get it checked out

 

Why waste the time. I can tell exactly what he'll say. - You need a new trans, - here's what it's going to cost yuh $$$$.$$.

 

Unfortunatly any automatic that only geos reverse is a sign the transmission is gone. Im sorry.

 

Yea, sounds like somebody is going to be out several hundred Washingtons on a rebuild or replacement.

 

A replacement from transdepot is about the cheapest you'll find,3 year unlimited mile warranty

 

That's good!

I'd see what's available in town and around first tho. -

Car-Part.com

Then go from there. Depends upon how much cash I wanted to dump on it.

 

The shifting linkage has been off since the motor swap can this be part of my problem? If so what do I look for.