# Stang

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/stang/29738>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [April 28, 2009, 2:30pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/stang/29738 "2009-04-28T14:30:00Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 1\
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**Author:** ![brokenforddoug](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/3d9bf3/32.png) [@brokenforddoug](https://community.cartalk.com/u/brokenforddoug)\
**Post date:** [April 28, 2009, 2:30pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/stang/29738/1 "2009-04-28T14:30:00Z")

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I had a new 3.8L engine put in my 97 Mustang. Now it won’t shift into 2nd gear till I manually move the shifter from Drive to 2nd. Once I do this it works like a champ. Any ideas.