Re: Automatic transmission shifts fine but ignores the 2 and 1 positions

["Harold McElraft" <hmcelraft@xxxx>]

The computer governor could still be the problem, the manual control 
valve may have come loose inside the transmission (rare, but 
possible) or the multifunction switch locking bracket may have come 
loose. The chart on G:04:03 of the Workshop Manual and other pages 
in section 4 gives you a pretty good diagnosis. Based on your 
comments however, I would say your shifter cable needs adjustment or 
the multifunctional switch is loose. On the early cars, like mine, 
the 1st gear hold is a hard adjustment to catch and also get all the 
other positions correct too. This is because of a somewhat sloppy 
shift tower that was later modified which then allowed for a better 
adjustment. I adjusted mine so that I basically have to "hold" the 
shifter back in 1st gear if I want it to stay there. All other 
selector positions are right-on. This setup is fine with me because 
I rarely want the 1st gear hold.

You have to be careful with the adjustment. The shift tower notches 
and the selector shaft positions have to match. The tower can feel 
ok and the cable will still be out of alignment.

Harold McElraft - 3354 (auto)


--- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "a56lincoln" <a56lincoln@xxxx> wrote:
> My automatic transmission shifts fine (first, second, third) in D 
> position but ignores shifter positions 1 and 2 (acts like it's 
still 
> in D Also, my backup lights stay on in Park. The shifter does 
not 
> seem to be misaligned. In other words, P R N D 2 1 all seem to be 
> aligned correctly with the shifter. I can't find anything in the 
> manuals about such a problem.
> 
> What am I missing? Any suggestions would be appreciated.