Little update if some one comes across the same problem. Turns out the ranger uses to temperature monitoring systems. The temperature sending unit is what controls the gauge on the dash and shows you how warm the motor is. The temperature sensor tells the PCM when the engine is up to temp so it will lean out and allow overdrive to kick in and lock up. My sensor was bad and caused all the headaches. It thought the engine was cold all the time so it ran it rich and stopped it from wanting to go into overdrive.