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PROBLEMS with starter and AOD on '86 5.0

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Primo302CID

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I hope someone can help me get my 5.0 started!....

I have had a problem with the AOD transmission since it was first installed (last winter). To start the car, it needed to be shifted into 1st, then R, and started while in R. Turning the key in any other gear, including Park, would do nothing. Recently I've been able to start it in N as well.

i.e., in order to get the car to turn over, the shifter lever must be in R, N, or in a position in between R and N. Recently, it only will turn over occasionally even while in R or N.
And now, even when the engine does turn over, It will not start.

I ran a test with a Code Scanner and the two evident problems were an exhaust oxygen sensor error, and a neutral switch error. Also, the solenoid and starter have been recently replaced.

Does anyone have any information or help with this matter? Is it a "quick fix" or is there a bigger problem involved?

Thanks a lot!
--Primo302CID
 

jadedinpa

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sounds like your neutral safety switch is messed up. can you start it in OD?

so on top of that problem now it cranks but won't fire? did you check for spark/fuel?
 
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