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Old Jul 22, 2003 | 10:04 AM
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It only happens occasionally. The dash overdirve dash light just flashes randomly. The tranny shifts fine and stays in OD until the button is pressed. Any ideas?
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Old Jul 22, 2003 | 10:31 AM
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short somewhere in the dash? loose connector on the shifter? just check all of the electrical connections.
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Old Jul 22, 2003 | 11:02 AM
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The overdrive light flashes when the T. Convertor is slipping. Hopefully this is an easier fix for you than that.
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Old Jul 22, 2003 | 02:12 PM
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The overdrive light flashes when the T. Convertor is slipping.
I didn`t know that. But if the TC was slipping wouldn`t he notice some of the symptoms?
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when it first starts to slip, the sensor re-acts. you might not notice it unless you "punch it" everywhere you go. even then, it may have just started and not be very noticeable.

like i said, there are a couple of things aside of this that will do it, but this is the built in safety sensor to keep you from burning everything up from the heat of slipping in the TC.
Hopefully it is something else. unless..... he has been waiting to go to a hi-output TC
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Old Jul 22, 2003 | 02:37 PM
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It can be one of the shift solenoid goes bad too. Take it to shop and let them pull the code.
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Old Jul 22, 2003 | 02:55 PM
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Could be evil Lepracons in your center consol messing with your wires!
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Could be evil Lepracons in your center consol messing with your wires!
Are you off your medication again???
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Are you off your medication again???
nope, its just that the ones I have now arn't as strong.
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Just as long as the voices that tell you to do things aren't as loud.
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Does it only flash when you happen to be holding on to the shifter and pushing that strange little button in and out?

hehe, j/k
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Old Jul 25, 2003 | 09:16 AM
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I like pushing strange little buttons.....

Just kidding.

I'll get the code pulled. There are no noticeable symptoms though.
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I think you need to put your car in time out. Sounds like it's been a bad girl.
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