Re: A/T skipping 1st gear

"Charles" <electrochuckREMOVE@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> The condition may not be transient even while the indication _is_ 
> transient. You may be on either side of the threshold of a failure 
> indication. I had the same intermittent indications when my lockup 
> solenoids were going bad. They got worse with heat but the resistance 
> readings of the failing coils was always high. When they got hot the 
> current draw changed enough for the TCU to register a problem.

OK, I measured the resistance between the connectors of the old 
solenoid: it was 30 ohms. I guess it's a bit too high, right?

> Last week my TCU was fla****ng a #8 code. I previously found a bad 
> connection at the TCU. At that time I opted not to dismantle the 
> connector and risk breaking a wire. I simply reseated the pin in the 
> connector. The problem disappeared. When it reappeared last week I 
> pulled back the carpet, grabbed the cable bundle and moved it around a 
> bit. The fla****ng indicator on the dash didn't reappear so I pulled 
> the fuse to reset the TCU lamp and went whistling past the graveyard.
>
> I diagnosed the problem with an ohmmeter even though the dash 
> indicator wasn't always fla****ng.

Thanks for the tip. I'll see what I could do though I am a bit hesitant 
to screw around with the TCU.

> Bad lockup solenoids or associated wiring lead to funky ****fts and rpm 
> flares.

Good to know. At least when I experience those symptoms I will know 
where to start looking.

Thanks again,
Dan