What would cause an automatic trans to not coast backward but coast foreward when in any gear other than park? We know the trans is shot because it wont even try to move at all under its own power. Pulled trans cooler hose off the rad while it was running and no pressure but the trans has fluid.

Im just curious to know what causes park to work normal but every other gear including neutral it wont coast backwards at all but easily pushes foreward.

Its a late 90s Subaru Impreza thats had a hard life... just put a junkyard engine in about 50 miles ago

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1998 ranger extended cab, 2wd, 4.0 ohv, 5 speed, sony xploid 52 4 way watt radio, 2 pair of pioneer 240 watt speakers, Cobra 29 LX LCD CB radio pushing 100 watts, k&n air filter, 15 inch exploder wheels, dual exhaust with 4 inch stainless tips, 2 12 inch subs with a 1000 watt amp just for the hell of it!

new project: dirt track modified racing at the local saturday night track.

called a parking pawl thats in the inside of the trans...it locks the transmission for lack of better terms...also make sure you set your parking brake every time because if you dont it puts added stress on that pawl

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Its not my car and i dont really care.Iim just curious because it was at my friends garage the other day and we were just messing with it...

But I dont understand about the parking pawl. Why would it not caost backward when in neutral?

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1998 ranger extended cab, 2wd, 4.0 ohv, 5 speed, sony xploid 52 4 way watt radio, 2 pair of pioneer 240 watt speakers, Cobra 29 LX LCD CB radio pushing 100 watts, k&n air filter, 15 inch exploder wheels, dual exhaust with 4 inch stainless tips, 2 12 inch subs with a 1000 watt amp just for the hell of it!

new project: dirt track modified racing at the local saturday night track.