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Tayler_Flores31
Explorer
Feb 15, 2020

NEED HELP MECHANICAL ISSUE (possibly transmission)

I have a 79 dodge Winnebago 29 footer 440. I’ve lost some gears so I can it’ll go into park reverse neutral but that’s it when I try to put it into drive it’s hard as a rock and won’t budge. It’s neve...
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MitchF150
Explorer III
Feb 15, 2020
Check the fluid level first off. No fluid, no go.. If low, fill up and it might go.

If fluid on the stick and not low, sniff it.. If it smells "burnt".. No go.. Kinda like burnt toast..

40 year old trans... Might just be done with life if it has fluid and not burnt..

Good to check the linkage, but just "hitting it" might not do much... Have to have hubby lay there and you shift thru the gears and see what the linkage does.. Go from there on what the result is.

Good luck!

Mitch

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