95 ford escort automatic 1.9 - Is there a vacuum advance to prevent the car from dying at a stop? seems the transmission doesn;t know to shift down unless you keep your foot on the gas just a bit or when you put it in gear?

first check the gear oil or replace it before you change the automatic gear completely

go to advance or auto zone and order one. and u will know what it looks like and were it goes i believe it goes on the outside of transmission.

need to check the transmission fluid and you may have a bad torque converter give these websites a try www.alldatadiy.com and www.autozone.com if all fails stop by your local library and get your hands on a Haynes auto repair manual for your car wish you the best of luck Michigan Man.

your filter needs 2 be changed. mite be too late. but try that u mite get lucky if you didny drive it 2 long like that

the case it might be a bad valve, sparkplug, plug wire or injector.

normally your engine should not cause your car to wobble, however a misfire can cause this to happen, as far as your throttle cable, you need to replace it and check the transmission kick down cable (co located with throttle cable) replace if necessary. The jerking when shifting is probably due to incorrectly adjusted kick down cable, when adjusted correctly the transmission with shift smooth. Hope this helps, let me know

I know this sounds crazy according to Ford:

You can use-
Motorcraft MERCON Multi-Purpose (ATF) Transmission Fluid XT-2-QDX MERCON® Alternative Transaxle Fluid - SAE 75W90 Gear Oil F32Z-19C547-MA API GL-4
You are seeing that right, one instance they call for 75W90 and the other it is ATF. It is ok to run either, 75W90 will give you smoother shifts and less noise.

This transmission is filled through the VSS (Vehicle Speed Sensor) hole.

THE SPEEDO PLAYS A BIG PART IN HOW YOUR TRANSMISSON SHIFTS GEARS FIX SPEEDO FIRST AND THE TRANS WILL SHIFT PROPLEY AGAIN CHECK FUSES

sounds like a valve body or tork converter problem it should b hooked up to a scanner hope this helps

The idle air control solenoid could be bad. give the engine a vacuum leak and see if that helps any