Heyblue
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Been repairing things as I discover them on project car. I have been riding with the OD off until I could check the levels of fluids. Yesterday went to get oil change and check and top all fluid levels. They claimed "transmission level fine". When I asked which "transmission manual or OD automatic" I got a big quiet spell.
That all said. Backing out of the parking stall I thought I heard an odd sound. All the way home it appeared the OD was engaged, the tack readings were all quite a bit lower in top 3 gears, even when down to 1000 rpm in forth gear going about 30+mph. Got home and later needed to go out to store. Went to back out of car port, fairly level and no reverse. Kind of a wearing sound but not even trying to move. I read on different sites that no reverse with this set up (4-3) means the OD unit failed. I am guessing the default state has to be OD in the off state, since the pump is on the output shaft, so couldn't shift until there is some forward motion.
Maybe my OD just took a dump and has nothing to do with the work done during the oil change and fluid check, or is there something that could have been done while on the rack. Knock out a wire connection, linkage, vacuum other?
If the problem is the OD unit, does it come out from the bottom without removing the manual part of the transmission?
That all said. Backing out of the parking stall I thought I heard an odd sound. All the way home it appeared the OD was engaged, the tack readings were all quite a bit lower in top 3 gears, even when down to 1000 rpm in forth gear going about 30+mph. Got home and later needed to go out to store. Went to back out of car port, fairly level and no reverse. Kind of a wearing sound but not even trying to move. I read on different sites that no reverse with this set up (4-3) means the OD unit failed. I am guessing the default state has to be OD in the off state, since the pump is on the output shaft, so couldn't shift until there is some forward motion.
Maybe my OD just took a dump and has nothing to do with the work done during the oil change and fluid check, or is there something that could have been done while on the rack. Knock out a wire connection, linkage, vacuum other?
If the problem is the OD unit, does it come out from the bottom without removing the manual part of the transmission?