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rj - 10 Jan 2005 04:44 GMT

You people saved me $2000! Because of the help I received here, I did not
let my shop (ex-shop) replcae the A4LD tranny in my 94 Explorer. I replaced
the $37 vacuum modulator instead. Been driving it for a couple of weeks now
and it is DEFINATELY fixed!

I took the advice of someone and pulled the passenger seat, the carpet, the
console and the access cover off the top of the tranny hump. It was an all
day job but I did it. And sure nuf, that little rascal of a "pushrod" popped
out and fell right on the ground but I found it and got it back in place.

Just to recount the symptoms that I experienced:
Tranny slipping;
Tranny fluid "disappearing" (by the quart);
Vacuum lines at PCV fitting (has about 6 lines) soft, and coated with tranny
fluid.

What a deal and I made BIG points with the Mrs.! I don't have much to offer
here but I do work the newsgroups at autodesk.com if any of you need AutoCAD
support...

Buy the way... There is one vacuum port without a vacuum line at the PCV
valve. Currently the ones connected are: the tranny vacuum modulator, 3
small "poly" pipes, and a large line going over to some kinda bladder on the
driver wheelwell. I forget but there might also be one to the master
cylinder. There is one that has no hose. Anybody know what the missing line
goes to?

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Mike Iglesias - 10 Jan 2005 06:19 GMT

>Buy the way... There is one vacuum port without a vacuum line at the PCV
>valve. Currently the ones connected are: the tranny vacuum modulator, 3
>small "poly" pipes, and a large line going over to some kinda bladder on the
>driver wheelwell. I forget but there might also be one to the master
>cylinder. There is one that has no hose. Anybody know what the missing line
>goes to?

If I remember correctly, on mine there was no connection on one of them.
It was capped.

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Ulysses - 15 Jan 2005 22:38 GMT

If not for this newsgroup I probably would have gotten rid of my two
Explorers ('91 & '92) a long time ago! Got 194,000 and 270,000 miles on
them.

On both of them one of the vacuum ports is not used and is plugged.

> You people saved me $2000! Because of the help I received here, I did not
> let my shop (ex-shop) replcae the A4LD tranny in my 94 Explorer. I replaced
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> cylinder. There is one that has no hose. Anybody know what the missing line
> goes to?

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Big Shoe - 16 Jan 2005 16:13 GMT

The plugs on unused vacuum ports get old and do not fit tightly. I
had problems on my '92 where the engine would sometimes blow back on
starting and blow all the plugs off. I got a bunch of small hose
clamps and clamped all the little suckers on. No more problems.

>If not for this newsgroup I probably would have gotten rid of my two
>Explorers ('91 & '92) a long time ago! Got 194,000 and 270,000 miles on
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>line
>> goes to?

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rj - 17 Jan 2005 02:29 GMT

Thanks to all... I guess that little pluged piece of vacuum hose on that one
port blew off whan the tranny fluid started getting sucked up into the
system. I've plugged it since replacing the vacuum modulator with no
apparent ill effect.

> If not for this newsgroup I probably would have gotten rid of my two
> Explorers ('91 & '92) a long time ago! Got 194,000 and 270,000 miles on
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> line
> > goes to?

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