[Joshua T]

Well I found a plain sundance in the junkyard but it's a 4 cylinder 3 speed. So close. What are some saught after parts I should pull? Has a chrome grill.

 

[Joshua T]

Bad (intermittent?) ASD relay? My old Dakota died, I left it set and it then started right up. Next time it happened I swapped the A/C and ASD relay and it started right up and never failed again. Until it got hot and I tried to use the A/C. Then I had to get a new relay so I could have A/C.

Yup swapped asd and it worked. Now onto the transmission.

 

[gtrdave]

Well I found a plain sundance in the junkyard but it's a 4 cylinder 3 speed. So close. What are some saught after parts I should pull? Has a chrome grill.

Based on my recent experience, some key components unique to the 3.0l Sundance/Shadows are the hood (different bracing), the cooling fan, the ECU, the TCU and the power steering pump just to name a few.

 

[Joshua T]

I found a guy who has a computer and he read my car. After plugging the tps back in it throws zero codes and he said everything shifts perfect except the overdrive gear. Will need a trans rebuild ugghhh. $500 car verses how much it'll cost equals ouch.

I'm going to try a trans service but who knows. This sucks.

 

[ImperialCrown]

Could this guy's scan tool read TCM codes and CVI also? That is at a different diagnostic connector near the brake pedal and requires the body cable to plug into it. A fluid and filter service probably won't fix anything that is missing a gear.

What happens to the transaxle when it goes to shift into OD, limp-in? Do you have the TCM listed in TSB 18-24-95?
A604 Software Update - bammerichko (at https://sites.google.com/site/bammerichko/home/a604-software-update )

 

[Joshua T]

Now my a.c. is blowing hot and smells bad and my fan for the radiator isn't turning on. When will it stop?

 

[Joshua T]

Could this guy's scan tool read TCM codes and CVI also? That is at a different diagnostic connector near the brake pedal and requires the body cable to plug into it. A fluid and filter service probably won't fix anything that is missing a gear.

What happens to the transaxle when it goes to shift into OD, limp-in? Do you have the TCM listed in TSB 18-24-95?
A604 Software Update - bammerichko (at https://sites.google.com/site/bammerichko/home/a604-software-update )

He was the only transmission shop in town that could read it. I'm not sure what type of machine it was but he drove it while plugged in to monitor it.

 

[ImperialCrown]

What's going on with OD? Does it enter limp-in? Any slipping or shifting issues should set a TCM fault code.