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Old 03-25-2013, 05:25 PM   #6
Plata
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Re: Rebuilt tranny, fail when hot, any idea??

Hi folks, thanks for your answering.

Well, respect to the VSS and OSS, i've seen that my tranny only has the upper side OSS, and that sensor is a "Hall Effect" sensor, its located in the center of the tranny.

The common VSS that other windstars have, mine doesn't have it, i've seen that the common VSS has a litle gear on it, mine, in the place of the VSS has only a metal cap.

But well, i suposse that if that sensor fails, the OD light should blink (and it doesnt do it more) and the shifting should be improperly form 1 to 2, from 2 to 3, and from 3 to 4, and that is not the case.

Well, i torqued to 9 LB/FT all the valve body, and well, now the failure is completely diferrent (i remember that the pump bolts were very untightened, i could remove it by hand)

Now the trany doesnt overheat to much, well, al least doesnt smell burny, also i checked the oil level and was below the "do not drive" hole, so i refilled it.

After all that, i have test it, nd the results were different.

-Reverse has very strong when cold, it engages very well, but when it starts to hot it becomes to loose strong, when its completely hot, now it engages properly, but for start to moving the van i have to rev up the engine to 2000 and the Reverse engages, it has more power than before the torqued.

-Independient if the tranny is hot or cold, when i move from P to R, form P to D, or from N to D, or N to R it feels like the tranny engages somthing, also the revs come down a little, but if you accelerate in D it doesnt move, and if yo rev uo to 2000-2500 it start to move, but vibrating and with very poor power.

I will follow your recomendations because it fails more wheen wot, and maybe its overheated without i know it, so i will check out the radiator, in my windstar it only gets cooled by the engine radiator, it has a very thin radiator, but that radiator its only connected to the steering column, so it only cool the power steering fluid.

But well now the failure its slightly different.


I also have a question, it is possible that the tranny needs to be settle, becuse now the failure its less notorius, but it stays.

Other question, if one of the solenoids fails, doesn you know the symptoms? i mean, what happens if the EPC solenoid fails, or if the SS2 (shift solenoid 2) fails. because i havent change any of the solenoids, i've left the OEM used solenoids.


Many thanks, at least i have more things to check.
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