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jesraymond

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4th speed on automatic transmission stopped working
« on: December 06, 2020, 13:07:21 »
4th speed on automatic transmission stopped working. Fluid level good transmission works fine otherwise anyone have any recommendations? Do I  Need a transmission rebuild The car is a 1970 280 SL
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JamesL

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Re: 4th speed on automatic transmission stopped working
« Reply #1 on: December 06, 2020, 13:37:18 »
Are you sure?
They normally start in 2nd, so only change gear twice.

What sort of RPM are you seeing at 40mph? 50?
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jesraymond

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Re: 4th speed on automatic transmission stopped working
« Reply #2 on: December 06, 2020, 13:40:47 »
I’m running about 3000 RPMs between 40 and 50 miles an hour
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Tyler S

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Re: 4th speed on automatic transmission stopped working
« Reply #3 on: December 06, 2020, 18:44:50 »
Does it also shift late and hard? There may be an issue with the kickdown solenoid or switch stuck
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Re: 4th speed on automatic transmission stopped working
« Reply #4 on: December 07, 2020, 03:29:33 »
d guess you 3 position solenoid is stuck. Essentially your transmission thinks you are mashing the gas pedal.  Been written about a bunch here so search it and free it up.
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Re: 4th speed on automatic transmission stopped working
« Reply #5 on: December 08, 2020, 00:12:09 »
Sometimes, just the kick-down-button on the floor gets stuck down. It's easy to check this first.
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