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Old 01-31-2010 | 06:49 PM
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I did a multimeter test to my speed sensor and got no reading. So I checked the speed sensor harness wire and found that there is a spliced up red wire and another one that is cut. I guess I will start by replacing the connector wires all the way up to the PCM because it looks a mess.

I hope it fixes the shifting problems.
 
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Old 01-31-2010 | 09:15 PM
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Originally Posted by Senate427
I did a multimeter test to my speed sensor and got no reading. So I checked the speed sensor harness wire and found that there is a spliced up red wire and another one that is cut. I guess I will start by replacing the connector wires all the way up to the PCM because it looks a mess.

I hope it fixes the shifting problems.
That could be a problem right there.
 
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Old 02-05-2010 | 09:06 PM
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Finally FIXED!

I finally found the problem it was the speed sensor harness wires were cut and I had to reattach them. The previous owner did a half *** job on the wires so I fixed his mistakes. I guess the reason I didn't notice the problem in the summer is because the transmission was using the temp sensor to shift or something and that would explain odd shifting in cold weather only.

Now I can finally speed down the highway in Overdrive without stressing my engine in 3rd gear. I would like to thank everyone for there help and support.

Parts changed-

Temp sensor
Speed Sensor
O2 Sensor

Thanks again
 
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Old 02-06-2010 | 01:46 AM
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Cool! I'm glad you got it. Like said before, the computer was telling you something was wrong in that circuit. No need to look further.
 



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