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Old Dec 12, 2010 | 10:32 AM
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e4od trouble

newbie here.i have a 96 powerstroke,it keeps shifting in and out of overdrive(it won't make up its mind).fluid level is good,does'nt smell burnt.any help would be greatly appreciated.
 
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Old Dec 12, 2010 | 12:05 PM
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What speed are you at while its doing it?
 
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Old Dec 12, 2010 | 01:33 PM
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45 mph or so.I wasn't watching the speedo very closely
 
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Old Dec 12, 2010 | 02:11 PM
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Do you have a steady throttle or kinda feathering it?
 
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Old Dec 12, 2010 | 03:19 PM
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steady throttle.seemed to do it going up a slight hill.checked for DTC's and got 0603keep alive memory.i put a starter in it last week,i'm sure thats where that code came from.no other codes present.
 
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Old Dec 12, 2010 | 04:00 PM
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Well it should shift out of overdrive going up hill if it doesn't have enough power. My truck shifts into overdrive at 35 and if I stay at that speed it will wanna go in and out. So normally I stay at a little higher speed like 38 mph. And it shifts out of overdrive up hill. Once it does I click the overdrive button off until I reach the top of a hill then click it back on.
 
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Old Dec 12, 2010 | 05:05 PM
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we drive this local route almost daily,and it wasn't a problem before yesterday.it is changing gears every 3 to 5 seconds up,down,up,down etc. until you lock out overdrive with the button.
 
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Old Dec 12, 2010 | 05:32 PM
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Well 35mph should be TCC lock up, at 45mph the shift to O/D. If your riding just above and below that point shifting would be normal. I avoid that speed or if trapped behind traffic I lock it out until I can run at a different speed.

Might be the throttle position sensor has a glitch at that point now, a "blip" in the signal causing it to do so. Bad, worn but not enough to trigger a trouble code yet.

If its the problem testing with a analog meter a minute would prove/disprove it, digital meters don't tend to react quick/smoothly enough to properly test one.
 
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Old Dec 12, 2010 | 06:09 PM
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i'll check it out(after i dig up an analog meter i think my step dad has one.all ihave is digital fluke.)thanks for the help guys,really appreciate it,and any further ideas welcome as well.this is a great forum,and i'm glad i joined.
 
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