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You need someone to look at it. At my desk I only see (envision) what you tell me. Have a professional look at it and get it set up right. I can't tell what is going on. It could be a multitude of things or just 1 thing. Major to minor. You do need a vacuum gauge to do it correctly. I bought a GM gauge and don't know how to use it correctly. But enough to get by. Good Luck.
If I manually shift it to first it will start in first after coming to a stop...if I leave in "d" it will act like a higher gear until I drip it to first manually
Singularly SHRIFTLESS shifting solenoid
Let me.explain.....the vrv was replaced aboit a year ago...the result was normal shifting for a year instead if racing to gu4 d the next gear...it has no problems during the up shift part of driving..its when I stop it will not lock back in first gear unless I select it manually..i see little to no reason to adjust the vrv after it had been in perfect operation for the last year...what i need is an answer as to what kicks it back to first gear when stopped....lol
Well I been reading up and some people say the governer is the trans could be more along the lines of the issue.. the vrv from what I understand only controls the up shift points, which are fine, I appreciate your comments no doubt and it will go to the tranny shop if I can't figure it out in just trying to save my 1,000 bucks on labor that had quoted me this morning
Removing the governor and cleaning it in diesel fixed my issues for anyone who has has similar problems with the transmission not starting in first gear from a stop.
When you say you pulled it out "with a pick", i'm not picturing that clearly.
Yes, I actually watched a video of a guy talking about it last night as I though to myself there's no frikking way...but it worked and it was hard to believe, in my defense the bolt was not rusty or cross threaded..
I see you found the problem, but "cucvrus" was correct about taking it into a shop. As far as the modulator valve goes (that is the one that vacuum controls) it and the governor work hand in hand to control shift points. If the modulator valve was stuck due to the vacuum being off it could have caused a "no downshift" problem. Most times the governor pressure will eventually overcome modulator pressure. You will see this when your flooring the vehicle. It stays in the lower gear until road speed (which effects the governor) causes the governor pressure to overcome the modulator. Now on the other hand modulator pressure along with the bypass valve (controlled by that little switch on the floor pedal) can and will overcome governor pressure when you floor the pedal. These two pressures are in a constant dance with each other and the VRV is a vital part of this little dance. So when you have a problem like this the safest bet is to take it to a good shop and have them check it out. Unless of course you a pretty good transmission mechanic yourself.
Sorry about that one, Brother, that's a drag.
Transmission shops in my area are not really friendly..the either want to do a full rebuild or sell you a new unit...i knew whatever it was was a small thing so I started with the basics and I got lucky..first were the rubber lines ..i had a modulator lined
