vatechguy3

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was driving home from dinner with friends and when i tried to upshift from 6th to 5th, the tranny tried to engage in reverse. i could hear and feel the gears grinding, and my friend said he say the reverse lights blink on and off.

i thought this was impossible due to the reverse lockout solenoid??

so what gives???

thanks
tony

thosewhohatedmecreat

sounds like the solenoid died, or got unplugged.. maybe check it out? happened to my friends car too. sucks..

vatechguy3

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how can you check the solenoid?

tony

Sgt. Spuds

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you didnt upshift from sixth to fifth, thats a downshift...

calhoon

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These solenoids almost NEVER fail. It is not a reverse lockot, its an inhibitor. That means reverse is always available with enough shift effort. Were you spanking the downshift?. It is also possible that the skip eliminator and reverse harness plugs are switched. I have seen this also with a botched skip eliminator install.This could power the solenoid at an incorrect time. The reverse sol and the skip sol are opposite acting. That is ,it takes power to release the reverse load and the skip activates with power.

vatechguy3

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have not yet installed a skip shift eliminator yet. and skip skip does function, as i hate it and will be buying an eliminator very soon(as soon as it warms up enough to install it).

no, i was not banging the downshift at all, just trying to be smooth as traffic slowed from 55 down to 45 and 6th started to bog.

what can i do to verify proper operation?

thanks
tony

N4cer

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Shifting in a straight line would fix it. Sounds like you just overpowered the solenoid, whether you realize it or not. I believe the way the solenoid is set up, if anything happens it is engaged by default. Like said above, if the solenoid came unplugged, it would remain engaged. It takes power to release the solenoid.

slowpoke96z28

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thats about the only thing it could be. even if the skip shift and reverse inhibit were switched, the pcm wouldnt be commanding a skipshift at a speed you could realistically drive in 6th gear. just be more careful.

vatechguy3

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any mechanics care to chime in??

what is the proper operation of the lockout selonoid?

thanks
tony

N4cer

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Who is considered to be a mechanic? And what makes them know more than a guy who works on his own F-body, since other cars aren't relevant in this?

What do you mean by the "proper operation"? Purpose? Mechanism? What?