We have a '93 GMC PU, 4.3 V-6 with the 4l60e trans. This is your basic
short wheel base, standard cab, rubber floor mat work truck. It's got
around 125K on it. Our son's been using it for most of the year to
drive from his apartment in north Arlington to north of DFW, about a
20 mile (one way) highway commute. He was down over Thanksgiving
weekend and everything appeared fine. The truck drove fine and shifted
okay.
He called me on Tuesday and said the truck wouldn't shift into Drive.
I called the shop in Temple that works on the truck when I don't want
to and I was told it could just be a solenoid. Friday James took it to
a place in Arlington that our Honda specialist up there recommended.
These guys checked it out and said the trans was DOA, suggesting a
rebuild for $1600. OUCH!! Monday I'm going to call my guy in Temple
and get his thoughts on rebuilding, and I'm planning to get the truck
towed back down here. A couple of online troubleshooting sites did say
that the exhibited symptoms were probably due to worn 3rd gear
clutches and the "fix" is a rebuild. Assuming the DOA diagnosis is
correct I see a couple of alternatives.
Just for grins I called the local O'Reilly's to see what they get for
a reman. They get $1607 plus a $200 core charge. I know these guys
pretty well (it's the only parts store in a town of about 6,000) and
the manager said I could probably get a new tranny from GM for about
the same price. I'll probably have my guy down here look at it and
have him either rebuild it or see what I can get a new trans for and
get it installed. I have neither a place, the tools or the desire to
tackle this myself right now.
Has anyone on the list had a similar experience with a vehicle
equipped with this transmission?
TIA
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Ron
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