doradexplorer
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- City, State
- Ronkonkoma, LI NY
- Year, Model & Trim Level
- 91 XLT, 94 EB
No First Gear- A4LD
Hi Everyone-
I have a 94 EB, about 160K on the clock. I bought it with a "locked up tranny", turned out the TC solenoid froze, so it ended up being a $15 fix. I flushed the fluid, dropped VB and cleaned, new gaskets, new solenoids. Fast forward 18 months or so.
Pulling a small camper trailer about 6 weeks ago, I forgot and left in OD. Pulling through stop and go traffic, the tranny overheated and dumped about 3 quarts. I let it cool and refilled, then drove the rest of teh way home (@20 mi) at regular speeds in D, no problems. Tranny has been fine up till now. However, last week I got cut off in traffic and had to make a hard right hand turn under throttle. I thought I heard a 'pop' but i'm not sure. After that, i pulled into a parking lot and had no forward gears. I let it cool down (and myself) a few hours and looked at it again. Very small amount of fluid on ground, but not much. I have reverse, 2,3,and OD, but no first gear.
If i start in manual 2 and move into D or OD, it shifts fine, unless i come to a stop, then no 1 again.
It upshifts and downshifts through 234 just fine. If i manually go to 2 and then 1, it feels like the tranny catches and slows the truck, but if i give it gas, it feels like neutral.
When warmed up, the fluid level looks high, but appears to be in ok shape.
Help!!
I am planning to drop the VB and clean it again, and see if there is anything in the pan, but I have no $$ for a rebuild, but I do have an 'extra' 94 w/ I think a good tranny. I just didn't really want to remove two transmissions in a weekend.
Thanks in advance for your advice, I know the A4ld's suck, but otherwisw it's been great.
Scott
Hi Everyone-
I have a 94 EB, about 160K on the clock. I bought it with a "locked up tranny", turned out the TC solenoid froze, so it ended up being a $15 fix. I flushed the fluid, dropped VB and cleaned, new gaskets, new solenoids. Fast forward 18 months or so.
Pulling a small camper trailer about 6 weeks ago, I forgot and left in OD. Pulling through stop and go traffic, the tranny overheated and dumped about 3 quarts. I let it cool and refilled, then drove the rest of teh way home (@20 mi) at regular speeds in D, no problems. Tranny has been fine up till now. However, last week I got cut off in traffic and had to make a hard right hand turn under throttle. I thought I heard a 'pop' but i'm not sure. After that, i pulled into a parking lot and had no forward gears. I let it cool down (and myself) a few hours and looked at it again. Very small amount of fluid on ground, but not much. I have reverse, 2,3,and OD, but no first gear.
If i start in manual 2 and move into D or OD, it shifts fine, unless i come to a stop, then no 1 again.
It upshifts and downshifts through 234 just fine. If i manually go to 2 and then 1, it feels like the tranny catches and slows the truck, but if i give it gas, it feels like neutral.
When warmed up, the fluid level looks high, but appears to be in ok shape.
Help!!
I am planning to drop the VB and clean it again, and see if there is anything in the pan, but I have no $$ for a rebuild, but I do have an 'extra' 94 w/ I think a good tranny. I just didn't really want to remove two transmissions in a weekend.
Thanks in advance for your advice, I know the A4ld's suck, but otherwisw it's been great.
Scott
