Re: [DMCForum] Contemporary Work Trucks Are Disposable Too

[Andrei Cular <andreic@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

You reall didn't need to get beyond Chevy work truck.  I don't think 
such a creature has existed since the late 70's from GM.  At least they 
got smart now and are using Allison transmissions, but they still havent 
figgured out all the engine problems.


Andrei

content22207 wrote:

>Our company has a late model Chevy (1996?) work truck with a computer
>controlled automatic transmission that has lost its mind. Jumps
>randomly in and out of overdrive. Cost to repair is too high, so
>they're going to transfer the utility body to a new chassis and
>jetison the rest of a perfectly good vehicle.
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>Can't replace the transmission with a valve bodied model because the
>speedometer pickup is electrical, not gear driven. There also are
>onboard computer sensors attached to the transmission, without which
>the engine wouldn't run (or wouldn't run right).
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>This is progress?
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>Bill Robertson
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Andrei Cular
Mechanical Engineer
Marine Concepts inc.
www.marineconcepts.com
P:239.283.0800 F:239.283.3332

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