1992 Ford Explorer VIBRATION

1992 FORD EXPLORER
17,000 MILES • 6 CYL • 4WD • AUTOMATIC
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CESAR777
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AT A RED LIGHT CAR SEEMS TO SHAKE A BIT, A LOOSE GROANING SOUND SEEMS TO BE COMING FROM WHERE THE ENGINE MEETS THE TRANSMISSION IF I PICK UP THE IDLE A BIT IT KIND OF SMOOTHES OUT A BIT. ON A VERY COLD MORNING I HAVE TO LET THE THE CAR WARM UP FOR A WHILE BECAUSE IT SLIPS. THAT SHAKE SEEMS TO DO IT MORE IN DRIVE AND NOT REVERSE, IN NUETRAL ITS FINE. I CAN ALMOST FEEL IT AND HEAR IT COMING FROM THE FLOOR AREA BETWEEN THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER. THE ACCELERATION IS ABIT SLUGGISH AND KIND OF A ROUGH SOUND. THE CAR DRIVES GOOD IN THE HIGHWAY. FLUID LEVEL IS FINE AND CLEAN. THE CAR JUST HAD A COMPLETE TUNE UP. THE IDLE RPM IS NORMAL.
Nov 26, 2008 at 2:41 PM
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JAMES W.
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Whwn you say you, have to let the car warm up in the morning because it "slips". Do you mean the transmission slips, as it won't go into gear? Also, are you sure it's not a body part or heat shield against the engine or transmission somewhere? Worse case senerio would be the torque convertor is coming apart. Please advise.
Nov 26, 2008 at 5:46 PM