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Windstar Transmission interchange
Hi all I have been reading these forums for a few months so I decided to join in. I have a 95 windstar with a 3.8. I bought this van for only $600.00 dollars but it needs a transmission. When I got it the transmission would not pull in any gear. I checked the fluid and it was as I expected dark brown and smelled burned. Also the od light would start flashing as soon as you put it in drive. So I thought that I would change the fluid and filter just to see what it would do. To my suprise it helped. The van went into reverse then into drive and I drove it around the block. After a couple of test runs I felt confident enough to drive to town in it (about 5 miles). That has been a month ago and it will still drive. The only problem is that between 1st and 2nd there is some slippage. I hoped that it would smooth out and I even tried some Lucus transmission additive but I could not tell a difference. I don't fully trust the tranny to make a long trip so I decided to replace it with a used one. I know that this looks to be quiet a job but I feel that I and a buddy can handle it. My question is that I found a transmission out of a 97 windstar. They appear to be the same but I don't know if the PCM will learn the new transmission. Any advise would be greatly accepted and hopefully I'll be able to share some as well. Thanks
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06-10-2004, 02:58 PM
