79 Ford Ranchero runs good till I put it in gear
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Asked by Fordguyt79 Feb 02, 2018 at 03:09 PM about the 1979 Ford Ranchero

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Fordguyt79 answered 6 years ago

It stalls as soon as I put it in gear had the rear end off the ground ran in drive till I hit the brakes as soon as the tires stop the motor stalls

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Fordguyt79 answered 6 years ago

Both drove it for over1 hour today on the highway mostly every time I stop it stalled like the trany wasn't disengaging

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Guru6CTWJ answered 4 years ago

Sorry, but 1979 fords don’t have a torque converter clutch solenoid. It has a C4, C6 or FMX transmission which are all mechanical with vacuum modulators.

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