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First of all I'm an idiot! We will just take care of that right now before I start.
I have a gen 3 1997 3.0 Vulcan AX4N Tranny.
Here's the situation. My family and I took a long trip during Christmas and when we got to our destination The transmission started shuttering when shifting from 2nd to 3rd and when shifting into overdrive at higher speeds. When I punch it the car shifts smooth. It remains the same since we returned home.
I checked the dipstick (car warm, running, and level) and the level is right at the bottom of the crosshatched area.
I have not changed the transmission fluid in 93,000 miles. Refer to the opening statement.
I'm considering a fluid change. However, the local Ford garage stated up front that they will not be held responsible if the tranny decides to die after they change it at this milage. (They've been burned and had to buy a new one for somebody)
Should I change the fluid or not?
Should I just let the tranny go until it dies if it's going to die?
Should I add a little fluid to get it into the crosshatching?
Could the problem be something else?
What do the Taurus gods and goddesses of this most excellent Club think?
Besides sentence number 1.
Thanks ahead of time.
Monte

I have a gen 3 1997 3.0 Vulcan AX4N Tranny.
Here's the situation. My family and I took a long trip during Christmas and when we got to our destination The transmission started shuttering when shifting from 2nd to 3rd and when shifting into overdrive at higher speeds. When I punch it the car shifts smooth. It remains the same since we returned home.
I checked the dipstick (car warm, running, and level) and the level is right at the bottom of the crosshatched area.
I have not changed the transmission fluid in 93,000 miles. Refer to the opening statement.
I'm considering a fluid change. However, the local Ford garage stated up front that they will not be held responsible if the tranny decides to die after they change it at this milage. (They've been burned and had to buy a new one for somebody)
Should I change the fluid or not?
Should I just let the tranny go until it dies if it's going to die?
Should I add a little fluid to get it into the crosshatching?
Could the problem be something else?
What do the Taurus gods and goddesses of this most excellent Club think?
Besides sentence number 1.
Thanks ahead of time.
Monte