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My 1997 ford explorer, when i let it idle for 5 to 10 mins, it's very hard for it to into gear. Sometimes it won't go into gear at. It happen in first gear a lot.

have your checked fluid?

have your checked fluid?

old school. seems like the

old school. seems like the clutch is not totally disengaged. yeah...could be all dried up. hard to say not being there.

how does the pedal feel when

how does the pedal feel when you're trying to put it in gear after idling a while?

Check the clutch hydraulic hose routing to be sure it's not too close to the exhaust.

So in other words you're

So in other words you're sayin that if it idles for less than 5 minutes you have no trouble puttin it into gear?

did you check the clutchs'

did you check the clutchs' hydraulic line yet?

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So in other words you're sayin that if it idles for less than 5 minutes you have no trouble puttin it into gear?

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