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Old May 31, 2011 | 07:19 PM
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Help - 97 E40D
I have a 1997 F-250 7.9 350000 miles.
The driver I have in it said it wouldn't shift. The trans was rebuilt in June 10.
O/D light is flashing
Will not shift

I carried it back to the trans shop. They said the trans checks out good. They pulled the pan and nothing. They said they scanned it and no codes.
They also said it must be a broke wire or the computer.

Ford Stealer said it would cost about $600.00 to fix it.

Does anybody have any ideas. Thanks in advance for your time.
 
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Old May 31, 2011 | 07:23 PM
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You can check the wiring to the VSS (vehicle speed sensor) on the rearend and check and clean the VSS it self. will it go into 1st or R
 
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Old May 31, 2011 | 07:25 PM
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It will go into 1st and reverse. Just won't shift out.
 
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Old May 31, 2011 | 07:27 PM
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This is what the VSS looks like

 
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Old May 31, 2011 | 07:29 PM
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Its on the rear end ? how do I tell if it is bad ?
 
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Old May 31, 2011 | 07:32 PM
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You can't test you can pull it to make sure the end of it is clean the sensor is pretty much a maginet. do you have a different truck you could swap it out with to see if it will shift
 
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yes it's on the top of the rearend it has a two wire plug going to it
 
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Thanks friend. I will look at it in the morning.
I have fire the the fuses on the drivers side finder well.
 
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Old Jun 6, 2011 | 07:54 PM
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Thanks fordpride. VSS was the problem. On the road again
 
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Good to hear it was a simple fix

60 bucks was alot better than that 600
Stay away from that FORD dealer LOL
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Ford Stealer said it would cost about $600.00 to fix it.
 
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mike, did you ever figure out why there are 2 differnt size VSS's?
 
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No i gave up on it
 
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But i did fix my problem that i was talking to you about the other day. I fixed it with a 120psi of shop air
 
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Thanks fordpride. VSS was the problem. On the road again
How did it looked like?

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mike, did you ever figure out why there are 2 differnt size VSS's?
I was wondering about the same, do they have a different number part?
 
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i dont remember. it was about a year ago we ran into that problem. i actually forgot about it until i read this
 
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