Pwm Solenoid , who carries them and how much are they.i am getting a code 1860. and my stall is not locking up. will hit hurt anything if i drive it with out it locking up?

 

You can pick one up a your local GM dealer and you will be ok for short jaunts around town but not to drive for any exstended time on the highway as the trans will ovrheat without lockup Unless you have alot of cooling capacity.

 

i always get them on ebay for cheap.

 

You can find some good deals on EBay I shop there myself on a regular basis

 

what do i look for ? just type in PWM solenoid? and thats should take care of the code #1860 and the converter not locking up? also do i have to pull the valvebody down to change it? thanks guys

 

Unless someone has built the trans and put the clip in wrong no you should be able to just drop the pan and change it without dropping the valve body. And yes likley that will fix you.

 

igot thepwm solenoidintonight and i dontthink its the right one.the one they sent me goes in the rear of the valvebodyand there are 2 of them. it is silver with copper wire windings inside..the one i hade problems withwhen i was installinf it is in front of the valve body and has a gray plastic bit sticking out so you can plug the electrical connector in..if it is the rightone which one is it? drivers side or passengers side?

 

Sounds like they sent you the wrong solenoid , That sounds like a 1-2 or 2-3 shift solenoid

 

do you guys carry the right one..i just looked it up on the net and it is the 1-2 2-3 solenoid they sent me. i need to get this thing togeather buy friday morning..

 

The pwm (lockup feel) solenoid is the gray solenoid on the passenger side front of the valve body if you were underneath the car. Borg Warner has new solenoids out that are no longer gray just so you know. If you get one of these do not be alarmed. We do stock new solenoids because we use them on every unit that we build. Let us know if you need one. I personally think that you might have another issue but replacing the solenoid is the easiest thing to do. Let us know how it goes. Vince

 

yes sir that is theone i need..who's got it , that can have it to me by friday morning? im trying to have my car at the track by friday night..the gray part pulled out of the solenoid when i tried to disconnect the plug..i tried to just stick it back in like a dumb *** but its a no go..

 

Give us a call tomorrow. With a next day air charge it is not going to be cheap. You might want to try a dealership or a local trans shop but I do have them. I would also check all of your fuses. We had a customer that recently had the same code that you have and found some bad fuses. Last I heard he was working on it. Here is a link to his thread. https://ls1tech.com/forums/automatic-transmission/749840-whats-all-need-repair-codes-thrown.html

 

solenoid fixed theproblem. but some how i broke the little rod that makes it shiftgears, so i made one out of some thin metal rod i had but i made it a little short so i cant select 1st gear and its a little tricky getting into overdrive, you have to almost pull it down to 3rd and then put it into overdrive and its fine..so i guess the pan needs to comedown again

 

If you broke the rod that goes between the manual valve and the rooster cone get the right one! This is very critical.

 

Yes do not drive with the wrong one if you did damage that one call me and we will mail you one though I cannot imagine how you would break that ?