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Old Feb 7, 2025 | 04:57 PM
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Does your OD light flash?

EDIT: Is the bonded rubber on the 2-3 accumulator still pliable? If it's hard like plastic... that's no bueno.

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Old Feb 7, 2025 | 04:59 PM
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Does your OD light flash?
no, no codes either
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Old Feb 7, 2025 | 05:05 PM
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Is the bonded rubber on the 2-3 accumulator still pliable? If it's hard like plastic... that's no bueno.
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Old Feb 7, 2025 | 05:09 PM
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Originally Posted by white89gt
Is the bonded rubber on the 2-3 accumulator still pliable? If it's hard like plastic... that's no bueno.
yes, I can’t figure it out. It would neutral out when it was cold before. Now it starts from cold fine but no 3rd gear it just goes neutral.
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Old Feb 7, 2025 | 05:28 PM
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yes, I can’t figure it out. It would neutral out when it was cold before. Now it starts from cold fine but no 3rd gear it just goes neutral.
Just curious... how does it react if you manually shift 1, 2, D?
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Old Feb 7, 2025 | 05:30 PM
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I have not tried, I’ll try it now and let you know
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Old Feb 7, 2025 | 05:36 PM
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Straight to neutral
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Old Feb 7, 2025 | 05:42 PM
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If I turn off overdrive it stays in second
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Old Feb 7, 2025 | 05:51 PM
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OK... let me see if I can find my ATSG book for the 97 version. Hang tight
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Old Feb 7, 2025 | 06:05 PM
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I may make several posts as I find this stuff. Unfortunately, some of what I have is digital, some are paper books.


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