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1997 Escort wont drive after a few miles
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trod392
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Dec 5, 2010, 5:29 PM
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1997 Escort wont drive after a few miles
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1997 Ford Escort 2.0 automatic 115,000 miles
I just purchased this car and I was told by the seller the transmission was bad. I trailered it home and it started up and drove fine for a few miles then stopped moving the car. I stopped and shut the car off, then restarted it and it drove fine again for a few more miles then did it again.
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Tom Greenleaf
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Dec 6, 2010, 11:52 AM
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Re: 1997 Escort wont drive after a few miles
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I trust you've checked fluid level on level ground when warmed up?
The fluid is thicker when cold for a while and may thin out such that the pump can't build up pressure enough to move that parts to engage or shift it? You could try changing the fluid but I don't think that's it if it's filled to proper level. There's an outside chance if the filter has a bad fit that it can't pick up fluid??
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