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Originally Posted by ermarccio
Good to know. The few times I've shifted back into drive have been pretty smooth, however, I usually shift back into drive at low speeds. I tried shifting back into drive once at about 45 mph (usually 4th gear) and the transmission was in 3rd gear. This made for an abrupt slowdown before the self induced up-shift and it didn't feel or sound very good to me.
Anyone else encounter a similar situation with Fords/Foci? P&G seems pretty impossible in this situation. It could be this was a fluke and next time it will work fine, but I'm hesitant now.
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I've warned about this before. On some transmissions you can get away with doing it, and on others you can't - but it's often impossible to tell which ones until you ruin it. Considering that a tranny rebuild is a very costly repair, it's not a risk I'm willing to take to save a few dollars on gas.
I suggest you go to at least one or several local transmission shops and ask them whether it's feasible. In other words, get some expert advice and tell us what they say about it. The fact that your transmission doesn't know what gear to go into is not unusual, as it wasn't meant to be re-engaged from neutral to drive while in motion.