1984 Ford Bronco trouble shooting

1984 FORD BRONCO
175,000 MILES • 6 CYL • 4WD • AUTOMATIC
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MARK B JOHNSON
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my bronco II sat for about 6 years now the transmission wont go into gear forward or reverse it worked fine before what should i do
Feb 17, 2009 at 8:47 PM
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MHPAUTOS
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Hi there,

This sounds as if it has lock up a shift valve due to sitting around for so long, you can try just allowing the oil to circulate and warm up and attempt to select gears, but i feel it will be a job for a transmission specialist to remove the valve body and inspect for frozen valves.

mark (mhpautos)
Feb 18, 2009 at 1:55 AM