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Old May 24, 2021 | 03:18 PM
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This morning when I started up my 95 it had a bit of a high idle (about 1.5-2) then it settled down after driving for a minute then after I was coming back from the store I lost 2nd and 3rd and only had 1st gear the tranny fluid was dry so I refilled it and nothing the only codes I had were code 53 and the EGR valve code. No visible smoke from the tranny except for when I pulled the dipstick then a bit came out the tube but I think that would be normal if I didn't have any fluid. Any ideas for where I should start looking I browsed the forums for a bit but couldn't find anything.
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Old May 24, 2021 | 06:17 PM
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Did you find the leak? There are a lot of quarts of fluid and if you found it dry it had to leak a bunch.
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Perhaps this will provide you with some info.

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Old May 24, 2021 | 06:47 PM
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Originally Posted by Mr. Peabody
Perhaps this will provide you with some info.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mcUo3rDHaLU&t=37s
I watched the video but none of these symptoms match because I still have reverse and there's no shift to second at all
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It could be in "limp home" mode. You can do a search,
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Old May 26, 2021 | 06:00 PM
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Just a shot, but it may have gone into self protect mode because of pressure loss. I would disconnect the battery for a few minutes to see if it resets. It's worth a shot.
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