1991 Tempo - Weird Tranny Problem

SANTAFEJAKE · 08-23-2007, 02:41 PM

Hey All,
Got this weird transmission issue.
I recently had the tread come off of my tire and slap the left rear wheel well.
after the car died, due to the inertia switch, i spent some time trying to figure out why it wasn't firing up. i finally found the inertia switch, reset it, and proceeded to drive off.
the weird part came next where, prior to the tire issue, the car was driving and shifitng fine, but now was not shifting until it reached 35-45 mph, the engine revving very high and sounding like it was going to blow. once it shifted, i was fine driving until i tried to take it up to 70 mph, where the same thing happened: no shifting and high revving.

please help me someone!

tempo1990 · 05-08-2008, 06:20 PM

late post ...lot problem with tempo tarns is not keeping fluid topped up ...if fluid gets slow trans bands start slipping easy.cheq on lvl ground in idle

Edster · 07-08-2008, 07:55 AM

Check the spring that connects from a bracket under the TBI/carb to the throttle linkage. The tranny shift bracket is connected to this. If the spring breaks it will cause the tranny to shift erratically. All I did was replaced the spring. Problem fixed.

SpiceyAngel · 09-25-2008, 12:02 PM

I found a miracle cure for the trany of my 91 tempo. The transmission would not shift into passing gear. It would get up to about 35 and sound like it was revving. Another Ford driver recommended an easy fix. Its a bottle of Friction Modifier. It comes from the Ford dealership. Costs $5. The repair that was going to cost me hundreds of dollars ended up being taken care of by driving the car around about 50 miles to work the fluid through the trany.