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I appreciate the tip on the box wrench, Ill definitely be trying that. I may be wrong but I suspect if I had worn clutches it would do the problem all the time instead of intermittently ?

At first I thought it was electrical since it comes and goes. but when I read this thread I realized it could still be mechanical. Also I don't know if that has a connection to my issue but a few years ago I couldn't move the gearshift from park so I jerry rigged the mechanism at the gear shifter with wire so now the gearshift can move freely..though I know not 100% safe I'm the only one driving this car so for now I'm ok with it. Do you think what ever failed on this issue could be also causing the other ?

also recently I had a P0125 code which states Insufficient Cooling Temp closed loop
I already filled up the coolant reservoir which was empty but still have the light so I'm thinking its probably the thermostat...hopefully :) I mention this because somewhere here I thought I read of a guy who had a bad sensor related to coolant temp and after fixing that his transmission was much better.
 
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Fix the P0125. Usually that is a bad, or old and lazy thermostat. Possibly the sensor. Or the thermostat housing bypass has melted. I would be more concerned about where the cooling is going to since you have a leak.

The interlock issue that you describe:
I couldn't move the gearshift from park
Is completely unrelated. At least in my 1995 there is a way to perminately disable this.
 
I have "permanently" disabled the interlock that keeps me from taking the shift lever out of park, on most of my 2nd gen escorts. You have to take up the console that is around the shift lever, and wrap a utility wire around the little arm that does the interlock. At the same time you can soak up the dried milkshake/slurpee apills in that area. It doesnt apply to the 5=speed transmissions; only to the automatics.
 
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