On Nov 25, 6:30*pm, PastTense > wrote:
> I have a 1988 Crown Victoria with a 5.0 engine--with 110,000 miles on
> it.
>
> A few days ago when I stopped the car wouldn't go into reverse. After
> a while of shifting through gears, shutting the car off, restarting
> reverse suddenly started working again. I drove it 20 miles to my
> mechanic. He found that a bracket ( or something?) holding a cable
> just under the fuel injector had broken and got another one from the
> Ford dealer.
>
> Currently the transmission slips in overdrive. If I put the
> transmission lever into Drive instead of Overdrive the transmission
> works OK.
>
> Any thoughts of what could be wrong and possible fixes? Is it fixable
> without dismantling the transmission?
>
> What are the consequences of just driving with the car in Drive? How
> likely is it transmission will go completely out soon? Would it be
> safe to take the car on long trips? Any problems driving at 75 miles
> per hour? How much will it reduce high fuel economy?
>
> What's your experience with junkyard transmission replacements for
> this old a vehicle?
>
> Thanks.

You could always try some Trans Tune by Seafoam.