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Old Sep 21, 2005 | 09:52 PM
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help trouble with 99 maz b3000

my 99 troy lee design b3000 with 97,000 miles started acting up today. this is whats going on
speed ometer quit, abs light came on, 0ver drive light is flashing, transmission is shifting very hard on the up and down shift, also running very high rpm at times. my first thought is computer problem, i tried to reset the computer by unplugging the battery, but it did not correct the problem. anyone have any ideas on what the problem may be? i have never had any problems with the truck and it has always been maintained by the book. please help me
 
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Old Sep 21, 2005 | 09:55 PM
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Vehicle speed sensor. located in the rear end
 
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Old Sep 21, 2005 | 10:07 PM
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ok how do i fix it? thanks
 
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Old Sep 21, 2005 | 10:13 PM
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it is a small sensor on top of the axle tube. I havent ever changed mine, but i did stay at a holiday inn express last night.

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the sensor is used for your speedometer, your tranny shiftpoints, and for your RABS. someone on here should be able to walk you through it and give you a price estimate. sorry my help is only limited. but it should point you in the right direction.
 
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Old Sep 21, 2005 | 10:17 PM
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thanks again that definitly gets me going in the right direction. sounds like it should be a easy fix if i can find the sensor
 
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Old Sep 22, 2005 | 03:48 AM
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No offense, but for others for future reference that come in here.....IF you have a problem THAT obvious, NO resetting of the computer wishes that stuff away.

That's a good way to empty your wallets, though.....ignoring rough tranny = bad news.
 

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Old Sep 22, 2005 | 08:34 PM
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Originally Posted by AlfredB1979
No offense, but for others for future reference that come in here.....IF you have a problem THAT obvious, NO resetting of the computer wishes that stuff away.

That's a good way to empty your wallets, though.....ignoring rough tranny = bad news.
i think you miss understood my statement. i did not reset the computer to ignore the problem. i did it to make sure that a false code or computer glitch was not causing the problem. when that was ruled out and the problem was not fixed by resetting the computer. i proceeded to find and correct the problem which in this case was a bad speed sensor. no further harm was done by my actions and no wallets were emptied
 
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Old Sep 22, 2005 | 11:25 PM
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just wondering if you were able to get it fixed yet.
 
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Old Sep 23, 2005 | 07:48 PM
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yes, thanks again. it was the abs speed sensor, located on the rear end just as you said. it cost me $23 and about 10 min to change.
 
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