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1990 Honda Accord Transmission (oh crap!)
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Bear505
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Jan 1, 2007, 9:09 AM
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1990 Honda Accord Transmission (oh crap!)
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Ok, this one I can't figure out. Just got the car for my daughter, it seems to run fine, accelerates well, but when it goes to shift into 3rd, you have to let off of the gas to get it to shift. I recently replaced both CV joints, and emptied and replaced the fluid. The levels are correct. Are we looking at something fairly simple, or should I start brushin' up on my rebuilding skills?
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Tom Greenleaf
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Jan 1, 2007, 11:53 AM
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Hang in there! I couldn't every car ever built but I'll bet there is a problem with a vacuum hose or sensor which would be on the intake manifold. The MAP -- manifold actual pressure -- which is smart ass for vacuum and tells the trans when to shift along with other info.
Look around for anything that may be disconnected from any prior work, T
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Bear505
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Jan 4, 2007, 8:06 AM
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New development... My daughter reports to me that there is a light on the dashboard... ok let me back up. This transmission has a normal/sport switch on the shifter. When you push on the button, a light on the dash lights up with "S". Recently, this light has started blinking. The owners manual states "If the light blinks there MAY be a problem with the transmission." So, the light is blinking, and right before the light blinks, the speedometer drops to zero. After the light blinks a few times, the speedometer starts working again.
How hard is this going to be to find, and what's it gonna cost me?...LOL
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steve01832
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Jan 5, 2007, 3:33 AM
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If you are losing the speedo you may have a faulty vehicle speed sensor (VSS). This not only runs the speedo but tells the PCM the vehicle speed. If the computer can't see vehicle speed, it will not shift the trans. properly. Unplug the speed sensor and turn the key on engine off. Have an assistant sit in the drivers seat and watch the speedo. You jump the 2 wires of the VSS connector with a paperclip quickly. As you make and break the circuit with the paperclip, if the speedo starts to deflect, replace the vehicle speed sensor.
Steve
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Bear505
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Jan 5, 2007, 6:15 AM
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Thanks Steve, that makes complete sense.... Now.. I hate to be a bother.. but could you possibly tell me where it might be?... and maybe a description of what it looks like?.. the Haynes manual, it it's famous "Pat" answer for anything transmission, pretty much tells me to "have it seen by a reputable service specialist", and the Autozone website doesn't have the location of the part online....
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Bear505
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Jan 21, 2007, 1:08 PM
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Ok, I replaced the Speed Sensor, and it's still doing the same thing. The speedometer still intermittenly stops working, and the "S" light on the Dash still blinks.... The car does shift better but it looks like (by the signals and alerts) that nothing changed.. What else could be causing this?
Thanks
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Bear505
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Feb 3, 2007, 9:26 AM
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bump... still need some help on this...
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