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2001 1500 Over drive Frustration

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Old 09-24-2023, 04:05 PM
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Are you the original owner? What gearing is in the rear differential? There should be a metal tag on the rear cover that tells what the gearing is if the gears haven't been changed.
 
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Old 09-24-2023, 07:25 PM
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W6"ell before I had issues I increased the wheel size from 16" to 17" no rpm issues when wheels changed. I am not original owner, VIN shows 3.55.
 
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What size tires are you running? Just because the VIN shows 3.55, doesn't mean that the prior owner didn't do a gearing or rear end swap. Lastly, are you sure that the OD is kicking in?
 
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I am running 245/70r-17 tires. I don't think the previous owner changed anything, was just a daily driver. The OD kicks on/off with the shifter button.
 
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Old 09-27-2023, 11:12 PM
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All I know is that I can feel and hear the converter lockup after third gear, but now that the OD button is working, and not shorting out in shift handle, it does disengage/engage the lockup. Could the button shorting out cause the PCM to fail? My frustration continues with high rpms.
 
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Old 09-28-2023, 12:11 AM
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I'm wondering if your converter is locking up, but your overdrive isn't actually engaging, since your RPMs are not dropping when overdrive is supposed to be engaged.
 
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Old 09-28-2023, 10:31 AM
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As I mentioned in my original post the issue was electrical. The OD worked fine until electrical disengaged it. So I changed the solenoid and now OD. I'm not sure if the PCM is communicating with solenoid.
 



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