Transmission problem
1995 Ford Explorer 6 cyl Four Wheel Drive Automatic 197000 miles
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Well heres the story, I have a 1995 Explorer 4x4, and starting last month i have been having an intermittent problem with bang shifting, the only time the bang shifting occurs is when the overdrive off light flashes, the only time the O/D Off light flashes is after driving the interstate or driving around town on hot days, after a few days or a few weeks the light turns off and its shift normal and no bang shifting, but i have a new problem now, the O/D Light off started flashing last night after driving the interstate and i noticed on my way home that it wont shift into second properly, it hit 4000rpm and i had to release the gas and it would then shift. The bang shifting no longer occurs, seems to be very quite when shifting, now i just need to figure out how to get it to shift into second properly and i would like to be able to fix it myself since i am on a tight budget and cant afford a new trans or have it rebuilt, also i took the negative battery terminal off and the OD light no longer flashes but i do still have the problem with shifting.

need to have it scanned for codes
flashing OD light is an indication of a troubled tranny
possible causes :
internal failure
electric and wiring
shifter solenoid