Q: I just bought a f150 1993 truck and I had it on cruise control going about 70 and lost power like something not catching.

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I just bought this truck and was going down highway about 65 with cruise control on and lost power like something not catching and sat there for a while until I found out I had fourth gear only could this be something simple like a pin

My car has 150000 miles.
My car has a manual transmission.

1993
V8-5.0L
shifting
loss of power
manual transmissions
F-150
Ford
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