HARD shifts!

[eastcoastfloyd]

ok when i drive my 97 xlt about once every 2 days the o/d light will start blinking and it will shift kinda hard. it only does it when the light is blinking though. i just had a 20q flush and it diddnt change it. but i know the tranny has really low pressure. any ideas on what could be wrong? or what i can do to raise the pressure in the tranny?

 

[Glacier991]

Look into the EPC solenoid as the cause. No Trannie removal to do that.

 

[eastcoastfloyd]

ok thanks for your info again! lol im going to drop the pan in a couple days so where is the EPC? and how am i going to know if its bad? i read that the plastic around it cracks and i can check it with my multimeter?

 

[Glacier991]

There are a lot of threads on the EPC solenoid, testing etc... if you haven't yet, try doing a search using the words "EPC SOLENOID" and I think you'll find them, if you still have questions let me know.


Here is a good start, with helpful pictures.

http://www.explorerforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=122214