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I thought of picking up some electrical clean and clean my c-103 plug..i finily found a ride ..when I washed my truck Sunday I power sprayed in by the oil filter and cooler to clean things up..I went down town and my truck stumbled a couple times.so when I got home I let it idle to dry out.i figured i got something wet..that after noon is when the TC stopped working...so today I came strait home and cleaned up the plugs and took it out for a ride...it shifted perfect...no slip no nothing...just a solid shift into the next gear..I'm so damn happy..could this be a fluke??? please say no..lol...I took her to a local Trans shop..he drove it with his snap on computer and said that trans is fine..he did recommended I do a flush to the Trans...he has a machine to do this..he also recommended using synthetic Trans oil..I'm not to sure about that...I was told synthetic could cause the Trans to slip more..what are your thoughts??i will be adding the trans filter from bob at diesel stite but should i do the flush with his machine??should i use synthetic oil?? thanks guy's..
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thanks again Alan..would this do as good of a job as the power flush from a shop??this Trans has 166k on it and the pan was only dropped once that I could tell..that was at 155k when I did the bts vb..that was just a new filter and 9 qts..I was just getting ready to do it again when this all took place..when I did the BTS my pan looked like fly west pan ..if you can remember??..there was a lot of slug and fine shavings.the fluid was a little brown and a slight bunt smell...other then this time with the TC.. this Trans has never missed a beet..always shifted good..maybe a power flush from a machine now would be better?? then keep up with the maintenance useing Bobs valve to do my flushes..or would that be a wait of cash?? thanks again Alan..
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Originally Posted by ron's power stoke
I thought of picking up some electrical clean and clean my c-103 plug..i finily found a ride ..when I washed my truck Sunday I power sprayed in by the oil filter and cooler to clean things up..I went down town and my truck stumbled a couple times.so when I got home I let it idle to dry out.i figured i got something wet..that after noon is when the TC stopped working...so today I came strait home and cleaned up the plugs and took it out for a ride...it shifted perfect...no slip no nothing...just a solid shift into the next gear..I'm so damn happy..could this be a fluke??? please say no..lol.
Ron
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That male connector on the tranny is oriented vertically like a cup, and it can get full of water. I had a Banks trans command installed at Camping World long ago, and they screwed up the O ring that seals that connector and soon after water got in there from running through a deep puddle, and my OD light started blinking and shifting funny. I had to soak up the water in the connector using a number of Q tips and working them down around the pins, then I sprayed it out with CRC circuit cleaner and let it dry good, then reassembled using dielectric grease.
You might want to check my Post #5 What I learned about dielectric grease (DG) from a Ford tech!, for how I addressed the problem of keeping water out of all the connectors under my truck. https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/592457-flashing-od-light.html?highlight=dielectric+grease
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thanks for the info ernesteugene.ill check the connector on the passenger side tonight...I have a tube of that I use on light bulbs and I did use a small amount on the cps sensor..I thought too much would mess things up too..but it sounds like I better do all my plugs like that..I need to wash under my hood here soon..all though we are still getting snow..over 13 inches since last night..under the hood is just gray powder from road salt..I'm just glad my TC fix was a cheap fix..now its time to save and get me a new Trans..thanks for your help ernesteugene and Alan..
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Originally Posted by ron's power stoke
thanks for the info ernesteugene.ill check the connector on the passenger side tonight...I have a tube of that I use on light bulbs and I did use a small amount on the cps sensor..I thought too much would mess things up too..but it sounds like I better do all my plugs like that..I need to wash under my hood here soon..all though we are still getting snow..over 13 inches since last night..under the hood is just gray powder from road salt..I'm just glad my TC fix was a cheap fix..now its time to save and get me a new Trans..thanks for your help ernesteugene and Alan..
Well, everything worked fine and I haven't had any reason to touch any of those connectors since then. I see a clear advantage of filling every available space with grease so no moisture can penetrate the connector but.....there's always Murphy's Law? Bottom line is it worked ok for me, but please don't blame me if it doesn't for you. Maybe a thread to get other opinions is in order?
