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Old Aug 14, 2011 | 12:49 PM
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Downshifting issues with c6

What would cause a c6 not to downshift into first gear and start out in second after highway driving? It's intermittent did it all day Saturday but not any ore so far.
 
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Old Aug 15, 2011 | 03:32 AM
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A sticky/dirty governor will cause that - I've had a couple do it.

The easy fix to try first, is find a suitable area or empty piece of road & give the truck a good fast drive in reverse.

This flushes the tailshaft housing (& governor) with fluid & often solves the problem - it worked in both cases for me.
 
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Old Aug 15, 2011 | 09:14 AM
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Thanks I'll try that
 
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Old Sep 8, 2011 | 08:01 PM
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that trick has worked for me as well, another thing to try is to manually shift it.
 
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