[Shotimes] ATX Problem

[matt S]

Try setting your cruise control at highway speeds..  If it doesnt work my 
guess is a VSS.. I had a rebuild then 2 years later the VSS started to go 
out, only when it warmed up though.. The trans did all sorts of weird stuff. 
    does this happen cold to?  I believe VSS's failures dont throw codes 
correct?


>From: "Kirk  Doucette" <Kirk.doucette@verizon.net>
>To: "Cohiba" <cohiba@super-ford.org>,   "SHOTimes List"  
><shotimes@autox.team.net>
>Subject: RE: [Shotimes] ATX Problem
>Date: Wed, 20 Aug 2003 00:31:30 -0400
>
>Time to go get you a clip ring
>
>Your overdrive servo is taking a dump  ((broke or missing clip, and or the
>piston on the servo is somehow damaged)) (hopefully this is it) you can get
>to this externally
>Or:
>Your direct clutch is on its way out.  Means time for a rebuild, this is
>inaccessible unless you drop the Trans unit
>
>Kirk J Doucette
>NESHOC President
>Stormtrooper-97 White
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: shotimes-admin@autox.team.net 
>[mailto:shotimes-admin@autox.team.net]On
>Behalf Of Cohiba
>Sent: Tuesday, August 19, 2003 8:30 PM
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>Subject: [Shotimes] ATX Problem
>
>SHO Gurus,
>
>I experienced something new in my ATX today... when I take off from a stop,
>the car is shuddering pretty bad from about 10-15 mph.  It almost felt the
>car
>just didn't know what gear to stay in. This, of course, got me wondering 
>how
>well my rebuilt (three years ago) ATX was holding up.  The problem seems to
>be
>intermittent, so I don't think the issue is actually with the tranny.  Then
>something very odd happened; I was cruising on the highway (about 65mph) 
>and
>the car suddenly downshifted, damn near putting my chest into the steering
>wheel.
>
>I confirmed that this was not a freak occurance because it happened about 3
>or
>4 more times before I got home, and then again when I just drove the car.  
>I
>also tried it with the overdrive off and the same shuddering happened when
>pulling away from a stop, but no problems with downshifting at highway
>speeds,
>actually the car seemed to bog at random times, like it was trying to go
>into
>overdrive.  Any ideas what I can check?  No codes are coming up...   What
>sensor/device controls the gear selection for the ATX?  Could this be a VSS
>failure?  Any other suggestions?
>
>Thanks in advance for the input.
>
>Cohiba
>http://cohiba.users.superford.org/
>92 N2O MTX
>94 Stock ATX
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