96 Ford Ranger - 74K miles - auto tran - no reverse

According to therangerstation.com, No. The bellhousing pattern are different. I am also not sure that the electronics would work either. Here is what they say:

3.0l Vulcan engine has a unique bolt pattern, doesn't cross over to any other engine's pattern.

Rangers engines that did share the same trans bolt pattern were, 2.8l, 2.9l 4.0l OHV, 4.0l SOHC

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Auto Trans not shifting correctly from 2nd to 3rd Under the Hood. ... Become an EliteExplorer. Lithuania. 1999 5.0. Join Date: Jun 2003. Posts: 107 ... When this happens, the transmission will skip to the next gear like you said.

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On Chevy transmissions there is, on the input shaft, there are two (2) little tabs at the 12 and 6 O'clock position or 180 degrees from one another. When installing the transmission these can often break leaving the transmission useless. It will need to be taken apart and checked on. If it is broken then you can easily replace it from a junkyard trans. (just look forward to a day in the yard tearing apart a transmission) and replace it accordingly.
Keep in mind when reinstaling the replaced transmission, that you HAVE to line these up by spinning the Torque Converter untill it slips on easily. otherwise it will just break again.

there should be 3 plugs on your manual trans one is reverse lights idk what the other two are there is also one on the rear differential i believe that one is the speedometer

trans cylnoid could be stiking

itcould bea stuck valve in trans. you can try changing the fluid @ filter go back with new fluid and add lucas trans trtmnt it works great for trans w/stuck valves

Probably not but you can try to replace trans. filter and fluid to see if that helps.

How do I change the 2003 Ford Ranger XLT 3.0 L Flex Fuel -Auto Trans 2wd Camshaft synchronizer and sensor . Do I need any special tools ? Are there after market parts that are precise replacements for the OEM parts ?

Sounds like the shifter cable,if it is and automatic trans. has broken. look at the trans selector under the truck and see if it moves when you select different gears.If it doesn't its the cable