98sc300 Gated shifter NO O/D wtf?
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98sc300 Gated shifter NO O/D wtf?
Hello all, I have searched up and down but found nothing on this, all the positions P R N 3 2 L work fine, the lights on the cluster light-up but when I put the shifter in D, it does not light up and it down shifts to a LOWER gear than 3! instead of going into overdrive...???? is there something wrong with the shifter it self? I do have an AEM V-1 standalone.
Any help will be greatly appreciated....Thanks!
Any help will be greatly appreciated....Thanks!
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The 98 came with a gated shifter so it's the OEM not a retrofit, I'm wondering if there is something wrong inside the shifter itself ( switches )? also while in ( D ) how many shifts do you count including the overdrive is it 3 or 4-shifts so you know you are in O/D even if nothing lights up in the cluster indicator?..
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There is a switch inside the shifter mechanism that is pushed when you move the shift handle to the left (3) and it stays pressed in second gear as well, but is released in 1st. This is the 'overdrive off' switch. Are you saying that when you go from third to fourth, it actually wants to shift back to second?
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There is a switch inside the shifter mechanism that is pushed when you move the shift handle to the left (3) and it stays pressed in second gear as well, but is released in 1st. This is the 'overdrive off' switch. Are you saying that when you go from third to fourth, it actually wants to shift back to second?
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Thanks, I have not taken the shifter apart but from what you guys are saying, it sounds like there's a multi-switch in there that's activated by the shifter that's possibly causing the problem. If that's correct, does anybody know what it's called and maybe a part number?...Thanks again!
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Yes, when I move the shifter from 3 to the right ( D ) it actually down shifts and the indicator shows it in 3, checked the shifting rod and all the positions line-up correctly, with the shifter in 3, I count 3-shifts which is fourth gear but there is NO shift into overdrive. How many shifts do you count at cruising when your shifter is in D?
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So from a stand still I start accelerating and I count 3-up-shifts, am I in overdrive no matter where
the shifter is positioned or what the cluster readout ( P R N D 3 2 L ) shows or doesn't show? Thanks!
the shifter is positioned or what the cluster readout ( P R N D 3 2 L ) shows or doesn't show? Thanks!