Tranny solved on 96 auto

From : midlant

Q: midlant wrote as you may or may not recall some months back even further back i posted about the tranny in my 96 2500 4x4 cummins acting up. it was an intermittent problem which tells me its an electrical problem. why when a mechanical thing breaks it stays broken. electrical components can be temperamental work and not work all in the same day. truck runs like new. not bad for 208000 miles. tranny was rebuilt at 122000 miles. john thanks for the follow up. bob .

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From : bob m

on fri 12 oct 2007 082658 -0700 azwiley1 wiley156@yahoo.com wrote you do not need one if you have the right technology to monitor/record engine data via obd2 port which all vehicles have had since 97 some a year sooner btw it reports the absolute manifold pressure atmosheric plus boost which the ecm use for fuel mixture control in that regard its amp is a little over 37 psi. so you are saying that a dealer not only let you test drive a new truck but let you hook up an obd2 scanner to it while you were driving it highly unlikely! right since you say so huh you can believe what you want because you are the troll here i cannot remember the last time they came with me on a test drive. one advantage i guess of not looking like a or being troll been scanning them for a couple of years now when new models come out. it is really easy to do if you know what you are doing. i have two methods i use one a a complete small module to plugs in a record up to 5 data channels of my selection easily fits in your shirt pocket and i started using this method about 6 months ago and a second method the ready data channel of choice live is data or graphic form. this one will fit in a coat pocket and has a pc interface on it as well and i have been using it for a few years now you would know how to do this easily too if you were not just some troll looking to cause trouble. btw i also do sound level readings in dbs in cab and outside when the sprit moves me. i have two different meters too one that fits in pocket and one a bit bigger but is not a cheapy either as it is very accurate calibratable and programable. been a bit under the weather here but i plan to shake down and scan the new 6.4 ford ps soon and then a dmax and see how they compare. btw i drove and scanned a new 08 gm 2500hd with new 6 speed 6l80 and 353 hp 6.0. that truck was a big disapointment! and i am/was a gm man mostly tranny calibration and operation and axle ratio combo was badily matched. i would not own one if you gave it to me if they are all like that i would sell it truck felt under powered most of the time because effective overall gearing in 5th and 6th was too tall for axle ratio and engine. 6th was really bad and a bit of a joke. a bad one at that. you have to drive it a bit to realize what a cluster fart the engine/tranny/axle ratio combo is. sad part is gm used to make some very fine automatic trannies honestly i place little value in wheel options on any brands web site. i look at trucks as they sit on lots ans as they are equipped in various trim/option levels. myself i have never had any interest at all in fancy rim options on my trucks a plain steel wheels is fine for me. ----------------- thesnoman.com well maybe besides learning how to slow down a bit when you type so you are missing letters unless the cryptic typing is purposeful you should learn how to pay more attention to things when you are test driving them ----------------- thesnoman.com .