Need Tranny Advice bad (911!!!)

Merry Christmas…

I’ve got a 97′ Blazer S-10, auto-tran, with 75K on it.  I was doing 60 on
the higway, went to accelerate, and got nothing but grinding.  Slowed down
and pulled of the highway, and sat there for a bit.  Started up again and
the truck wouldn’t shift from 1st to 2nd without me letting off the gas (It
may have been in limp mode, I don’t know).  Anyway, I made it home and
checked the fluid.  It was full, but has some "flecks" in it.  PLUS (as a
bonus)  I don’t have Reverse anymore.  It doesn’t engage at all, just sits
there.

So to sum up:   Heard a loud grinding while accelerating.  No Reverse.
Won’t shift to second without letting off the gas.  Fluid level is fine and
not dark/dirty but has flecks in it.  Other than that it’s fine.  (HA!)

I know I have to get it fixed, so my question is this:
Am I looking at a total tranny replacement or is this a valve/pump/linkage
issue???

Any advice would help before I go to the mechanics. (Tomorrow)

Thanks,

Ron Beck
r…@bellatlantic.net

5 Responses to “Need Tranny Advice bad (911!!!)”

  1. admin says:

    sounds like its dead … i would look for a new trans. the only thing i
    can tell you is dont buy a used trans …. go to a few tanny shops try
    to find one that has a 12 month or 12000 mile warranty… if you put it
    in your self… take it in and have the shope ajust it or linkage for
    you … i have bought used trans and they dont last …

  2. admin says:

    you have a broken ‘sun shell’

    its purpose is two-fold:

    1) stop the rear sun gear in 2nd and 4th
    2) drive the rear sun gear in reverse

    BTW, when you let off the gas, its shifting 1-3

    time for an overhaul, there is an updated part to improve on the original
    design

    Ron Beck <r…@bellatlantic.net> wrote in message

    news:nrV16.5036$He.1795214@typhoon2.ba-dsg.net…

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    > Merry Christmas…

    > I’ve got a 97′ Blazer S-10, auto-tran, with 75K on it.  I was doing 60 on
    > the higway, went to accelerate, and got nothing but grinding.  Slowed down
    > and pulled of the highway, and sat there for a bit.  Started up again and
    > the truck wouldn’t shift from 1st to 2nd without me letting off the gas
    (It
    > may have been in limp mode, I don’t know).  Anyway, I made it home and
    > checked the fluid.  It was full, but has some "flecks" in it.  PLUS (as a
    > bonus)  I don’t have Reverse anymore.  It doesn’t engage at all, just sits
    > there.

    > So to sum up:   Heard a loud grinding while accelerating.  No Reverse.
    > Won’t shift to second without letting off the gas.  Fluid level is fine
    and
    > not dark/dirty but has flecks in it.  Other than that it’s fine.  (HA!)

    > I know I have to get it fixed, so my question is this:
    > Am I looking at a total tranny replacement or is this a valve/pump/linkage
    > issue???

    > Any advice would help before I go to the mechanics. (Tomorrow)

    > Thanks,

    > Ron Beck
    > r…@bellatlantic.net

  3. admin says:

    Gary,

    You seem to know your transmissions.  Can you tell me how to connect a
    B&M ShiftPlus?  It has a red wire and a black wire and they connect to
    the transmission wiring somehow.  I got no instructions with mine and
    haven’t been able to get in touch with B&M tech support.

    Could you possibly tell me what color wires to connect to and where
    they might be found?  (obviously, they’ll be running to the trans).
    It’s  part #70380 and is going on a ’95 S-15 Jimmy with 4.3L

    Thanks,

    -wjc

    here’s my email.nil…@mindspring.com(everything between the first .
    and the first (  

    On Tue, 26 Dec 2000 08:06:23 -0600, "Gary Glaenzer" <glaen…@csj.net>
    wrote:

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    >you have a broken ‘sun shell’

    >its purpose is two-fold:

  4. admin says:

    sorry, I don’t do B&M anything

    every unit I get in that has been B&M’d is toasted to a very well-done
    state.

    my advice on a 4L60E is to leave it alone

    billy clinton <this.is.f…@nospam.com> wrote in message

    news:3a495859.26319166@news.mindspring.com…

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    > Gary,

    > You seem to know your transmissions.  Can you tell me how to connect a
    > B&M ShiftPlus?  It has a red wire and a black wire and they connect to
    > the transmission wiring somehow.  I got no instructions with mine and
    > haven’t been able to get in touch with B&M tech support.

    > Could you possibly tell me what color wires to connect to and where
    > they might be found?  (obviously, they’ll be running to the trans).
    > It’s  part #70380 and is going on a ’95 S-15 Jimmy with 4.3L

    > Thanks,

    > -wjc

    > here’s my email.nil…@mindspring.com(everything between the first .
    > and the first

    > On Tue, 26 Dec 2000 08:06:23 -0600, "Gary Glaenzer" <glaen…@csj.net>
    > wrote:

    > >you have a broken ‘sun shell’

    > >its purpose is two-fold:

  5. admin says:

    Just in case you choose a replacement , rather than repair.

    Two years ago, the transmision(at approximately 90,000 miles) in my Aerostar
    quit (no forward and no reverse) on New Years Eve outside Baltimore, my
    brother-in-law towed the van to his home and we got a rebuilt transmission
    from Jasper Engine and Transmissions.  He put in the transmission and a fly
    wheel at a cost of  about $1500.00 and it has run fine since then.

    Best wishes, I now have a Blazer also,

    Charlie

    "Ron Beck" <r…@bellatlantic.net> wrote in message

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    > Merry Christmas…

    > I’ve got a 97′ Blazer S-10, auto-tran, with 75K on it.  I was doing 60 on
    > the higway, went to accelerate, and got nothing but grinding.  Slowed down
    > and pulled of the highway, and sat there for a bit.  Started up again and
    > the truck wouldn’t shift from 1st to 2nd without me letting off the gas
    (It
    > may have been in limp mode, I don’t know).  Anyway, I made it home and
    > checked the fluid.  It was full, but has some "flecks" in it.  PLUS (as a
    > bonus)  I don’t have Reverse anymore.  It doesn’t engage at all, just sits
    > there.

    > So to sum up:   Heard a loud grinding while accelerating.  No Reverse.
    > Won’t shift to second without letting off the gas.  Fluid level is fine
    and
    > not dark/dirty but has flecks in it.  Other than that it’s fine.  (HA!)

    > I know I have to get it fixed, so my question is this:
    > Am I looking at a total tranny replacement or is this a valve/pump/linkage
    > issue???

    > Any advice would help before I go to the mechanics. (Tomorrow)

    > Thanks,

    > Ron Beck
    > r…@bellatlantic.net