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Old Nov 24, 2010 | 08:07 PM
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ok now its aggrevating

hey folks. need some input. my 90 f350 7.3 e4od transmission has been stacking 3rd and 4th too close together. hadnt been a real problem until tuesday. drove to north carolina to get a load of x-mas trees. going up the mountain on the hills, my truck was in 2nd to 4th, bog down go back to 2nd change to 4th all the way up the mountain. anybody got an idea how to fix? do you think its worth changing shift solenoids? any help would be greatly appreciated
 
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Old Nov 24, 2010 | 09:01 PM
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Could you force it to 3rd? (OD off)
 
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Old Nov 24, 2010 | 09:19 PM
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doesnt make a difference if its on or not
 
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Old Nov 24, 2010 | 10:15 PM
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That's odd.... Is your OD light flashing? Check engine light?

I must admit i don't know a whole lot about the E4OD or related systems...
 
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Old Nov 24, 2010 | 11:10 PM
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Do your tach and speedo work flawlessly........
 
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Old Nov 25, 2010 | 05:57 AM
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no lights on except rear antilock. never seen the od light flashing. check engine light is not on either. tach is working, speedo. works but I did notice when i,m slowing down to around 35 and below that the needle bounces a little. could this be the trouble, or at least maybe? does those shift solenoids ever go bad and cause that or when they go bad they just quit shifting. agrevates me to death lol
 
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Old Nov 27, 2010 | 07:09 AM
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went and bought a new speed sensor yesterday, figured i,d put one on it to see if it helped anything. this thing does not look anything like what i thought it would. i guess i was expecting some thing that would spin with the trans.gonna put her in today, see what happens
 
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Old Nov 27, 2010 | 05:07 PM
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got my speed sensor on, didnt help nothing. did notice though if i turn off OD and let motor bog down and stomp it down shifts to 3rd so i know 3rds there just wont stay in there driving normal. anybody got suggestions?
 
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Old Nov 27, 2010 | 05:28 PM
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https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/8...a-trans-2.html
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In another place I read where his trans connector is filled with ATF. That can cause all sorts of problems.
 
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Old Nov 27, 2010 | 06:07 PM
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thanks so much for the info. however i took a small mirror and flashlight and looked in the connector. maybe a little dirty, but not bad. will accetone and a qtip work to clean it out or whats best
 
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Old Nov 27, 2010 | 11:37 PM
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could spray some electrical cleaner on it...thatd probly be good enough
 
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Old Nov 28, 2010 | 07:57 AM
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do i spray it down in the plug? and will it dry on its own or have to wipe it out some how. (the connector out of trans)
 
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Old Nov 28, 2010 | 08:25 AM
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oh, i just remembered something. I ordered my speed sensor picked it up went to install, remember i said looked nothing like what I thought. well it wasent right. took it back said thats what their computer showed for it. i took my old one with me. he did match it to a part number in catalog, and lucky he had one. so after i drove the truck nothing changed, got under it with a mirror and flash light to see in that connector, seen wire harness run to rearend. slid back there pulled the connector apart and its the first part that i took back. this truck dont have two speed sensors on it would it? i figured that sensor was why my antilock light was on. any thoughts
 
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Old Nov 28, 2010 | 10:04 AM
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the problem your describing doesn't sound related to the VSS.
they placed the VSS in the rear axle in '92.
 
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Old Nov 28, 2010 | 10:30 AM
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I was just on an autozone web page, looked up speed sensor for 90 f350. it was the same part that was wrong i bought. dont understand
 
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