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Question: Why won't truck engage drive?

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Visitor, 5.0L V8, Nottingham, MD, July 02, 2011, 15:52
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The truck is an AWD and has approx 146*** miles on it. To the best of my knowledge no transmission work as been done to it. The truck will shift into P R and N and even drive in reverse but when trying to shift into drive the transmission will not engage. The vehicle has been sitting for approx 6-9 months (not sure not my vehicle). What would be some good things to check to try getting the transmission to engage? I don't know to much about engines and transmissions I'm just learning by doing so lemme know your thoughts so I can try them out.

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    patrick mannion from Greg Solow's Engine Room, July 02, 2011, 17:26
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    It sounds like an internal transmission problem. Can you manually select 1 or 2, if you are lucky perhaps if you get the car driving perhaps a sticking solenoid would free up as the oil gets hot but it is probably wishful thinking.

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    mastertech6371 July 02, 2011, 17:33
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    internal failure. it will have to come out and be overhauled.

    Roy

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