[Shotimes] O/D Light on ATX
Paul L Fisher
sho@paul-fisher.com
Mon, 12 Jul 2004 12:54:30 -0500
Dang! I almost went through this calendar year without being wrong.......
Paul L Fisher
'99 Ford Taurus SHO Toreador Red Clearcoat Metallic 66K - Kirk'ed 2/29/04
- Amsoil Two-Stage Air Filter - TS-124
SHO Club member http://www.shoclub.com/
Check out my web site http://www.paul-fisher.com/
Amsoil dealer http://www.paul-fisher.com/oil.htm
-----Original Message-----
From: shotimes-admin@autox.team.net [mailto:shotimes-admin@autox.team.net]
On Behalf Of Rick Glass
Sent: Sunday, July 11, 2004 3:57 PM
To: Christina Casselton; 'Paul L Fisher'; Shotimes@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [Shotimes] O/D Light on ATX
Glad I could help you rest easier......and I was right for a change....
sorry Paul......
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: "Christina Casselton" <ChrisCass@pacbell.net>
To: "'Paul L Fisher'" <sho@paul-fisher.com>; "'Rick Glass'"
<rick@pitroadproducts.com>; <Shotimes@autox.team.net>
Sent: Sunday, July 11, 2004 2:31 PM
Subject: RE: [Shotimes] O/D Light on ATX
Ok, got up this morning to pack my car and started it up and drove it a
few blocks to see if it would work right or not--and VOILA--just as Rick
assured me--it is all better now. It must have gotten wet--I suspected
that as it happened too close to that cleaning to have been just a
coincidence.
So now, I am off to enjoy myself and miss all you others at the
convention. Hopefully, will meet all of you in upcoming events.
Christina
Thanks Rick for the reassurance--it helped me sleep a lot better last
night!
-----Original Message-----
From: Paul L Fisher [mailto:sho@paul-fisher.com]
Sent: Sunday, July 11, 2004 12:11 PM
To: 'Rick Glass'; 'Christina Casselton'; Shotimes@autox.team.net
Subject: RE: [Shotimes] O/D Light on ATX
Nope. Trust me, I shorted mine all the time. Didn't break a fuse. It did
exactly what Christina described.
Paul L Fisher
'99 Ford Taurus SHO Toreador Red Clearcoat Metallic 66K - Kirk'ed
2/29/04
- Amsoil Two-Stage Air Filter - TS-124
SHO Club member http://www.shoclub.com/
Check out my web site http://www.paul-fisher.com/
Amsoil dealer http://www.paul-fisher.com/oil.htm
-----Original Message-----
From: Rick Glass [mailto:rick@pitroadproducts.com]
Sent: Saturday, July 10, 2004 11:45 PM
To: Paul L Fisher; 'Christina Casselton'; Shotimes@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [Shotimes] O/D Light on ATX
If the wires were broken it probably wouldn't do the on/off thing.... if
it shorted, it should pop a fuse somewhere...... I've had one with
broken wires and I've had it wet from washing.....that's why I'm sure
it's just wet .
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: "Paul L Fisher" <sho@paul-fisher.com>
To: "'Christina Casselton'" <ChrisCass@pacbell.net>;
<Shotimes@autox.team.net>
Sent: Saturday, July 10, 2004 9:49 PM
Subject: RE: [Shotimes] O/D Light on ATX
> Probably broken O/D wires in the shifter stalk. They short out.
>
>
> Paul L Fisher
>
> '99 Ford Taurus SHO Toreador Red Clearcoat Metallic 66K - Kirk'ed
> 2/29/04
>
> - Amsoil Two-Stage Air Filter - TS-124
>
> SHO Club member http://www.shoclub.com/
> Check out my web site http://www.paul-fisher.com/
> Amsoil dealer http://www.paul-fisher.com/oil.htm
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: shotimes-admin@autox.team.net
> [mailto:shotimes-admin@autox.team.net]
> On Behalf Of Christina Casselton
> Sent: Saturday, July 10, 2004 6:54 PM
> To: Shotimes@autox.team.net
> 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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