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Old Jun 7, 2009 | 04:33 PM
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Random Downshift when not needed

Fellas, and Dave haha
Here goes again, i am experiencing what i refer to as a sudden and unnecessary downshift. I will be just cruising and it will downshif then upshift within two to three seconds. Any thoughts, it is a C6 and fresh rebuilt, shifts like clockwork and nicely but this just started. What have i done new you ask? well i replaced the stock airhose, the starter solenoid, the GPR, and bypassed the GPC, any of these mess that up? Thanks
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Old Jun 7, 2009 | 07:26 PM
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I think I would check the vacuum level.

Either you bumped a vacuum line causing a leak or the vacuum pump is getting ready to die.

Since everything you worked on was electrical except the stock air hose, and the C 6 uses no electricity, the problem you have now is not directly related.
 
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Old Jun 8, 2009 | 04:30 PM
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Where all do those attach to the trans? I know the one unit is there by the throttle. Gotta break out the ol book of knowledge again. hahaha
 
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