21 Oct 11 07:12, TOM WALKER wrote to ROY WITT:


 RW>> TW> The CEL light is more of a Engine Computer Check system. The
 RW>> smog
 RW>> TW> device monitiring is jsut an add on. My now gone Chev S-10 even
 RW>> had
 RW>> TW> the automatic transmission monitored by the CEL system

 RW>> Not only that, but the ECU tells the transmission when to shift and
 RW>> how much hydraulic pressure to apply. The dealer, or you if you have
 RW>> a tuner, can change all of that.

 TW> I became aware of that when soe problem caused the Trasnmission o nmy
 TW> Chwev S-10 to go into "Limp Home" Mode.
 TW> Talk abotu NO overlap Shifts. That really firmed the shifts up.
 TW> That was my first problem with what I can only cal a Piece of GM
 TW> CRAP.

I have the same GM designed trans in my Silverado and it has over 70k on
it with no problems...and I drag race the truck every so often.

 TW>  Teh Bean Counters designes \d the Transmission to barely last
 TW> the 50,000 mile gurasntee. And they did a pretty job accorning to me
 TW> Transmisson man. A VERY high percentage of that particualrly
 TW> automatic transmission needed major work shortly after the 50,000
 TW> mile mark. Mine came at arround 56,000. Tow costly problems! One was
 TW> the lock up conderter clutch was worn so bad the trassn had a very
 TW> large perventage of slippage. Teh other was the t the Vlave body was
 TW> made form a Very soft aloy of aluminum and one valve chanber was
 TW> seriously worn. In fact the prolbem haoppened so often a third party
 TW> sole a Repair Kit that consisted of a special Reamer and a Brass
 TW> sleeve to press in to cure the problem.

Interesting.

 TW> But I did get OVER 90,000 Miles on a set of Spark Plug Wires!!!!!
 TW> :-) :-)

Still going on the originals in the Silverado...my Camaro has 91k on
original wires and plugs. I finally had to change the distributor, wires
and plugs in the 56 back in 2006... 8^)

                R\%/itt


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