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Old 06-08-2010, 12:55 PM
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my 1998 trans am just started not shifting into over drive! can it be a sensor? do i need to rebuild my tranny? any help would be helpful, i dont wana spend money ona rebuild if i dont need it. i just had my rear end done, any relation?
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i know that when mine did that overdrive went out and trashed the whole tranny. so i would recomment stop now pull it and have it looked at. It could also be if you changed gears but i know that od went out in mine. You would try to go to od and it would stay at the rpm just bog.
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yeah the code read 753? solenoid? is this true it could be a SENSOR?
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WHAT DO U MEAN I CHANGED gears? when i drive i always throw it into 3rd to pass someone or get more power, that all., is that bad?
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hook it up pull codes with a nice scanner
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Originally Posted by musclecar6941
WHAT DO U MEAN I CHANGED gears? when i drive i always throw it into 3rd to pass someone or get more power, that all., is that bad?
He means ring/pinion ratio.

Originally Posted by 434strokergt45r
hook it up pull codes with a nice scanner
He already did...!?



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