discbrks
Registered User
I've read all kinds of posts on this subject. Now that I'm selling my truck, its mad at me and wants to throw a fit. Here's what's happening:
Drive down the road and trans shifts just fine - goes thru all gears including lock-up & o/d. Once I reach 45-50 mph, EITHER one of two things happens. I can't tell which. Either the converter unlocks or it shifts out of o/d. Once this happens, the o/d light starts flashing. It will stay this way for a few miles, whether I'm in stop & go traffic or maintaining a constant speed on the hwy. Within a few miles, the light goes off, trans shifts into o/d (or converter lockes up) and its just fine. It might not act up again for days.
I've been told that once the light is off, the "code" is gone. I've heard that I can pull codes by jumping a wire on the test plug & using a multi-meter. I'm gonna go out in a few & see if there are any codes. If not, I guess I'll just start driving and hope it throws a code. I'm also gonna check the fipl, but I really don't think is the problem. It's been changed twice in the last 5000 miles. My guess is that either the converter is going bad or the solenoid pack needs replacing. Any suggestions? Am I on the right track?
I need to at least find out what the problem is today. I have a guy coming over to see the truck tomorrow and I wanna be able to tell him what's wrong.
Drive down the road and trans shifts just fine - goes thru all gears including lock-up & o/d. Once I reach 45-50 mph, EITHER one of two things happens. I can't tell which. Either the converter unlocks or it shifts out of o/d. Once this happens, the o/d light starts flashing. It will stay this way for a few miles, whether I'm in stop & go traffic or maintaining a constant speed on the hwy. Within a few miles, the light goes off, trans shifts into o/d (or converter lockes up) and its just fine. It might not act up again for days.
I've been told that once the light is off, the "code" is gone. I've heard that I can pull codes by jumping a wire on the test plug & using a multi-meter. I'm gonna go out in a few & see if there are any codes. If not, I guess I'll just start driving and hope it throws a code. I'm also gonna check the fipl, but I really don't think is the problem. It's been changed twice in the last 5000 miles. My guess is that either the converter is going bad or the solenoid pack needs replacing. Any suggestions? Am I on the right track?
I need to at least find out what the problem is today. I have a guy coming over to see the truck tomorrow and I wanna be able to tell him what's wrong.