Looking from the front of the engine I believe it should be at the back of the engine by the firewall , just to the left of the engine for your automatic transmission dipstick
The manual transmission doesn't have a dipstick , there will be a fill plug on the transmission
The dipstick is on the lower front of the transmission on a LeBaron.
haynes online the have auto manuals
The transmission dipstick on a 1988 Ford F-150 is on the drivers side of the engine bay. This will be back towards the firewall.
In a 1988 Ford Ranger : With the 2.9 liter V6 engine , 4X4 : It has the Mitsubishi FM146 5 speed manual transmission ( transmission code " D " ) that takes ( 2.4 U.S. quarts of 80-90W gear lube )
buy a chilton it explains, no dipstick on the manuals. speedometer cable is the dipstick
The slave cylinder for a manual transmission hydraulic clutch is inside the manual transmission bellhousing
dipstick tube
Fluid is added through the transmission dipstick.
For a 1988 Ford Ranger : M5OD-R1 , 5 speed manual transmission ( transmission code " M " ) 2.9 liter V6 engine , rear wheel drive ( 2.8 U.S. quarts of MERCON automatic transmission fluid is used )
The 2.0 liter 4 cylinder , the 2.3 liter 4 cylinder , or the 2.9 liter V6
should be a dipstick back next to the firewall for checking transmission fluid.