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Old Nov 18, 2018 | 02:04 PM
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E4od problem

I posted in another thread but thought I'd try this one too.
i have a '90 superduty with a 7.3 and the tranny was rebuilt a yr ago by a great shop and Dyno ran. I have had pretty much no problems except after I went to leave a property and I first had to jump the solenoid ( sometimes to start it you have to hold the key over and mover the shifter towards park quickly as I think the module on the column is bad) and when I went to leave I couldn't get the drive gear to shift out of first. But the other gears work if you select them. No flashing od light, only could I could get was a 67.
Fluid is full, clean and not burnt.also my speedo gear in the parking brake assembly on the tranny stoppps working over a week ago but ran and shifted fine.
Did I maybe break something in the column while trying to rock the shifter up to start it?
 
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Old Nov 18, 2018 | 02:48 PM
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Sounds like your range sensor is out of adjustment. Set your e-brake and put the trans in N,then remove the sensor,line up these marks and install with the trans in the N position.


 
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Old Nov 18, 2018 | 03:12 PM
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I checked that and it the marks were lined up
 
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Old Nov 18, 2018 | 04:20 PM
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Try starting it in N instead of park. Does that work?
 
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Old Nov 18, 2018 | 04:27 PM
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Right now I'm more worried about it not shifting out of 1st gear while it's in drive. And 2 gear works when you select it and first gear. But while in drive it stays in first and won't go to second or 3rd like it should.
 
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Old Nov 18, 2018 | 05:15 PM
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Yeah,it's probably a bad sensor then.
 
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Old Nov 18, 2018 | 05:48 PM
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Originally Posted by FORDF250HDXLT
Yeah,it's probably a bad sensor then.
I would refer the OP back to post #2. If the transmission doesn’t know what gear is selected....

If I recall there are either voltage or resistance readings you can check for each gear position to verify MLPS operation.
 
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Old Nov 19, 2018 | 04:39 AM
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Originally Posted by My4Fordtrucks
I would refer the OP back to post #2. If the transmission doesn’t know what gear is selected....

If I recall there are either voltage or resistance readings you can check for each gear position to verify MLPS operation.
Yeah,that's right. He can test it if he wants using this.




hmm.Well that's not so easy. Here's a zoomed in part of the section ya need.




 
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