Bronco won't run

My 94 kinda died. It doesn't do much more than idle, if I try to tag km in park, it does one of three things, it drops RPMS, and putters until it dies, it doesn't rev higher than 1500 RPMS, out if I mess with the MAF sensor it revs fine, kinda. It isn't revving with the pedal, but if I mess with the throttle body it revs... When I put it in gear, the RPMS drop and it putters until it dies... I know my tranny is slipping, and so is the torque converter. And since I get something when I mess with the MAF sensor it making me think that's one thing. But why does it die when I put into gear? I need help.

Yo,

Do,you have a K&N Air Filter in there?

Try a Self Test for Diagnostic Trouble Codes (DTC)s by my pal, BroncoJoe19m@

http://broncozone.com/topic/14269-code-reader/?pid=74587&mode=threaded

Some basics;

The engine temperature must be greater than 50° F for the Key On Engine Off (KOEO) Self-Test and greater than 180° F for the Key On Engine Running (KOER) Self-Test.

Heat the engine up and shift thru all gears including Reverse.

Make sure A/C is off and transmission is in Park (automatic); or in Neutral for a Manual & release clutch.

Then turn off engine, all accessories/lights (close driver's door) , etc.

Do KOEO test First

Post Code(s) here according to:

KOEO

&

KOER

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For no codes;

Filter, Internal, Grommet Warning; "...When ever you go to change your trans filter, Always make sure to pull out the little round rubber do hicky thingamabob. Lets call it a gromit or a seal? Theres this part of the trans filter that is inserted into the trans (a round tube that goes up into this hole ); Now the tube has a gasket of sorts that wraps around the tube ( kinda like a wide O-ring )It form a seal between the tube and the hole it goes in. Well what ended up killing my trans was that fact that the last guy that changed the trans filter didnt notice that this o-ring thing (gromit Or what ever) did'nt come out with the filter it stayed in the hole! He left it in there; & installed the new filter witch had its preinstalled gromit already; So what he did, is he (unknowingly) stacked two gromits on top of each other, Witch did not let the filters tube fit as it should. It was starving itself for fluid!! It was sucking air as well as tranny fluid! (in other words not working right) ..." by Blanco Bronco

Filter Magnet; E4OD Kills Engine in Gear; "...works as a filter retainer; w/Ford PN and size; basically this is a magnet Ford uses to keep the filter in-place tightly into the pump; Ford pn F3RZ-7E290-AC..."

Source: by spxfiltran.com via http://web.archive.org/web/20101224143131/http://web.archive.org/web/20010727174755/http://www.spxfiltran.com/Bulletins/toledo/techbulletin.asp?num=037