1997 e4od install issues
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Tuned
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My old tranny would never downshift, of light always flashed, had to start in 2nd all the time, and reverse finally went out.
I'm not sure how the solenoid pack could have been put in wrong, but I used my old one( as It came out of a good tranny unit) and I checked that it was plugged in.
Would the computer on the truck maybe bad?
I'm not sure how the solenoid pack could have been put in wrong, but I used my old one( as It came out of a good tranny unit) and I checked that it was plugged in.
Would the computer on the truck maybe bad?
Frmr Ford Trans Engr
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When you put the trans in with the new converter how much fluid did you put in it?
Frmr Ford Trans Engr
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So you put a dry converter in the trans (and that's the correct way to do it,) then after it was installed only added one quart? You're at least six quarts low, maybe seven or eight. That's why it won't work, the filter is sucking air out of the pan, not fluid.
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Tuned
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Mark, I also notice that my tranny code is a e, but he current converter is for a c,j,k and r. Could this be my problem? Or the stall being too high at 1950?
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Frmr Ford Trans Engr
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Higher stall speeds means less load on the engine at idle, not more load.
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Thanks, but it won't help. I have a perfect record in diagnosing noises from a recording. I've never been able to do it.
You might want to investigate if that is the right converter for the transmission.
You might want to investigate if that is the right converter for the transmission.
Fleet Owner
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From: Mi'kma'ki
do you understand the idi and psd engines are not ford engines but navistar engines and that they do not share the same bell housings pattern of the 460?
so thus far we know;
you have a f450 460 gas truck.
a psd diesel e4od transmission. - is it a 2wd or 4wd version?
who knows what torque converter.
correct whatever is wrong,if anything.
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Tuned
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The tranny is a rebuilt one from Ford( for a '97 f350 power stroke that was ordered and never paid for), torque converter is a new on that is for the idi or power stroke with a 4 bolt pattern.(I posted the listing of the one I have.
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The symptoms are right for the torque converter locking up when going in gear. I have seen this before. It can be the solenoid pack. But it can be the pump bushing clearance is excessive to the the torque converter.