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Won’t start outside of neutral unless given gas

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So my 89 aod auto fox won’t start unless it’s in neutral. Quick story, I was pushing the car pretty hard on the freeway, was driving great, once I started to slow down I realized a loss in power and acceleration on the off ramp. Once I hit a red light the car started to stumble so I quickly threw it in neutral and revved up the rpms to keep it steady. Once I pulled over the car instantly died. Then a loud banging and clanking sound would go off once I tried to start it in park or any other gear outside of neutral. I got it to start in neutral(did not sound right still) so I threw it in drive as I gave it full acceleration(still had low rpms with full pedal fully down) and it slowly gained speed as it stumbled around. As I gained momentum very slowly I jumped back on the freeway and the car ran just fine, excluding the way it was accelerating and felt almost limp like it’s stuck in 5 gear. I even got the car up to 90 and coasted it home. Again once I came to a stop the car died out, and horrible noises come from what sounds like either the back of the engine/front of transmission once I try starting the car. Sorry for the details but I’m stuck. Any knowledge or suggestions would be appreciated.
 

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You don't say if it is a V8 car or not but I would start with fuel pressure.
You can find a lot of info in the technical/how to thread on the 5.0 tech main page.
 

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Sounds like a torque converter issue.
 

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Will the engine idle when the transmission is in Park or Neutral?
 
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It is a v8 and it will only idle in neutral. Park, drive and reverse will not start up and just clank around really rough.
 
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Will the engine idle when the transmission is in Park or Neutral?
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It will only start and idle in neutral. All gears won’t turn over, and loud banging and clanking noises come from what sounds like in between the motor and tranny.
 
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