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    1. #1
      Join Date
      Jul 2005
      Location
      Marshall , MO
      Posts
      695

      4l60e no 3rd or 4th gear

      Working on a truck for a guy he has ls with a 4l60e the harness and PCM is for a 4l80e. The PCM has been reprogrammed by street and performance. The tranny plug has been repinned and the correct pins and wires added. The problem is that the tranny will not shift under throttle if you let up it shifts fine. It will manually shift from 1-2. When it hits third the engine just revs. If you punch it it will down shift into second but as soon as you let off it shifts back to 3rd and is like it is in neutral. The big question is, is it the PCM or tranny? Also there are no CEL codes that call the tranny.

      Thanks
      Brad Shepard
      69 Malibu
      Marshall, MO

    2. #2
      Join Date
      May 2011
      Location
      Wyoming
      Posts
      39
      Is this a new combo that has never worked correctly? Or has the truck been working properly for a long time, and now has this new problem?



      What kind of mods(engine/suspension/wheel&tire package) is this 4L60E being punished by? The 3-4 clutches are always weak when the power to weight ratios get out of hand.
      Roger

      1967 Camaro, ZZ3/M20, work in progress.
      1957 F100, 4 wheel independent, 4 wheel disc, 32V 4.6, collecting parts.
      2001 Silverado, 11.59at 113 MagnaCharged L33.


    3. #3
      Join Date
      Jul 2005
      Location
      Marshall , MO
      Posts
      695
      This is a new combo and has never worked properly. The truck is a early 90's 4x4 short bed this combo has never been punished (it has never worked right) it might have a lift if it does it isn't much the wheels are 16's or 17's and probably a 28-31 inch tire somewhere in there. As far as I know the engine is a stock LS1 from a 98 camaro the PCM and wiring harness are from a truck or something that originally had a 4l80. He got a "Good Deal" on the 4l60 so he put that in it. I moved one pin at the tranny plug and added the two pins and wires at the plug and the PCM. The tranny sat around for a couple of years after it was rebuilt so not completely sure where to start.
      Brad Shepard
      69 Malibu
      Marshall, MO

    4. #4
      Join Date
      May 2011
      Location
      Wyoming
      Posts
      39
      I believe it's a mechanical issue in the transmission. Pull the pan & see what's in there.
      Roger

      1967 Camaro, ZZ3/M20, work in progress.
      1957 F100, 4 wheel independent, 4 wheel disc, 32V 4.6, collecting parts.
      2001 Silverado, 11.59at 113 MagnaCharged L33.

    5. #5
      Join Date
      Jul 2005
      Location
      Marshall , MO
      Posts
      695
      That was the conclusion I cam too as well. Not what the owner wanted to hear as it was supposed to be a reman unit he purchased it from a "friend" working at a dealership. two years ago and is just now getting around to putting it in something.
      Brad Shepard
      69 Malibu
      Marshall, MO





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