1999 Ford Explorer 2WD 4WD light flashing

KEVINOHIO11

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1999 FORD EXPLORER
6 CYL
4WD
AUTOMATIC
190,000 MILES

My 2wd/4wd light is flashing.I looked under the car and saw fluid on the front pumkin. Could it be the gaskit and very low on fluid?

Wednesday, September 9th, 2009 AT 3:20 PM

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JACOBANDNICKOLAS

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The differential has nothing to do with the 4wd. Will the transfer case shift from 2 to 4wd?

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Thursday, September 10th, 2009 AT 8:26 AM

DPEF1

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I have the same issue and now I cannot shift fro 2wd to 4 wd. Thoughts?

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Sunday, September 27th, 2009 AT 8:52 PM

JACOBANDNICKOLAS

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Does the car have electric shift 4wd or manual? IF electric, check the 4wd actuator on the transfercase to see if it is getting power when you have a helper push the button for 4wd. If it is, the actuator is most likely bad. . Not uncommon.

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Sunday, September 27th, 2009 AT 9:30 PM

DPEF1

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It is manual, so you have to turn the knob to change to 4WD.

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Sunday, September 27th, 2009 AT 10:52 PM

JACOBANDNICKOLAS

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You need to check to see if there is power to the actuator on the transfer case. If there is power, the actuator is bad. This is not an uncommon problem.