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We hope everybody makes as much money as they can. Buyers set the price, not the sellers. Hope the trans gets fixed, and here is some humor to go with it. Laughing is better than fighting/yelling. None of us are here very long anyway:

There is no scanner to connect, it is a mechanical transmission. When my 1992 Ford Temp was stuck in first, with no other sign of transmission misbehavior, I removed the governor cover, pulled the governor assembly, and found that the spool valve in the center of the governor shaft had worn a...

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Several members here have had excellent luck with Allison dealers. One hour of tech time has resolved numerous issues such as this. We should be the ones mad. You just registered here to get on and yell at us, get answers to solve your problem, then we’ll never hear from you again. You...

Nice post. Welcome to the site. Pull on the trans modulator cable at the throttle lever on the injection pump and see if it has spring tension against it and snaps back when released. Flood this tube with WD/40 and a straw while doing so. Also check the adjustment position of the cable...

In any situation where this commonly happens, the price is then further reduced by the cost of a good used replacement transmission and the labor to install it. Not a big deal. Common business transaction.

Well, if you already tried all we suggested, and it still is not working, then the transmission is probably lunched. Even if it magically started working again, I would not buy it. Your potential buyer asked for our advice, and that is mine. No reason to break friendships over him with it...

It is OK to try and make a quick buck. Most all of us here try it nearly every chance we get. Guy pulled a loan to buy your truck, now has cash in hand, and it doesn’t shift right. Your move.

MrsB, your potential buyer came here and posted asking if we think the truck has transmission issues. Maybe you would be interested in answering the question.

Yep, tell him the trans is lunched, and offer him half.

Tell him to call you when he has it driving correctly.