[Shotimes] O/D Light on ATX

[Rick Glass]

This tells it all......

" I just had my undercarriage power cleaned this AM also and they jacked the
car off and sprayed underneath"

It's just wet....it will dry, no need to go trying to find a new
shifter......give it time to dry.

Rick Glass
   Nashville, TN
   SESHOC
'99 Silver ...now 51k...(these freakin' things add up fast )
   Flowmaster Original 40's
   no "pre-muff/no resonator
   will be Kirk'd in August
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jason Hartberger" <at3hartberger@mail.com>
To: "Christina Casselton" <ChrisCass@pacbell.net>; <Shotimes@autox.team.net>
Sent: Saturday, July 10, 2004 7:54 PM
Subject: Re: [Shotimes] O/D Light on ATX


> This is most commonly attributed to the O/D button on the gear shifter
> itself. The button contact wears out and can send false
positives/negatives.
> I know there's a procedure to replace the button, but unfortunately I
> believe it involves putting a new shifter in. There might be another way
to
> fix it, but that's what I'd concentrate on first, the shifter knob.
>
> Jason "loves the knob" Hartberger
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Christina Casselton" <ChrisCass@pacbell.net>
> To: <Shotimes@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Saturday, July 10, 2004 7:54 PM
> Subject: [Shotimes] O/D Light on ATX
>
>
> > Hi all you SHO brainiacs out there.  I need your help--and quickly if
> > possible as I'm leaving first thing in the AM for the convention.
> >
> > Today my car started doing something really weird.  First the O/D light
> > for the transmission was on when I started my car and wouldn't go off
> > when I pushed the O/D button on the shift knob but then it finally went
> > off after re-starting my car after a few more stops.  Now it will just
> > slip into O/D off without my depressing the button.  It sometimes goes
> > off when I do press the button, but sometimes it won't, but it is
> > dropping out of overdrive all by itself at times.  When the O/D light is
> > on--it won't go up into overdrive either.
> >
> > I don't know if this problem would throw codes and if so which ones??
> > I'm wondering if it is electrical as I just had my undercarriage power
> > cleaned this AM also and they jacked the car off and sprayed underneat
> > the car really well in preparation for the car SHOw on Tuesday, so I'm
> > wondering if this could just be a wet component, but I have no idea
> > which component might be wet, or if it is an indication that some sensor
> > is failing on me?  I thought I once heard that the VAPS sensor could
> > affect the transmission, but I can't remember for sure what was said if
> > it was really said at all.
> >
> > Any help you can offer would be greatly appreciated, as I SURELY don't
> > have the money for transmission work right now.  This is less than a
> > week after the alternator went out too, so as my "baby" approaches her
> > 10th birthday on August 22nd, she might be starting to nickel and dime
> > her way along now.  I sure hope not!!  She's been awesomely reliable up
> > to this point so I'm hoping she won't start acting her age.  She
> > certainly doesn't look it!
> >
> > Thanks to all in advance for their thoughtful insights and advice.
> >
> > Christina
> > '94 ATX with 91.5K
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