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05-10-2011, 06:36 PM

reicharm

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i am getting a code P0500 for the vehicle speed sensor. will this affect torque converter lock up?

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05-10-2011, 07:07 PM

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i may be mistaking but i do not believe it will,because it also runs on your RPMs and thats controlled by the motor ( but like i said i may be wrong) hopefully someone else will chime in and be for sure

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05-10-2011, 07:51 PM

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thanks for the reply. im pretty sure you are right, i guess i was just kind of hoping

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05-10-2011, 07:56 PM

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haha my speed sensor went out on the rear axle and i believe mine still worked but not for sure, i have a tc lock light now, but ya you shouldnt have anything to worry about,

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05-11-2011, 04:38 PM

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tell me about this lock light you have?

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05-11-2011, 04:45 PM

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i have a flashing "alarm" light that lights up when the tc locks up, i went with flashing this way it grabs my attention when it doesnt need to be on. its positioned on my quad pod next to my tranny temp gauge

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05-11-2011, 05:34 PM

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Yes the VSS will effect TC lock up and shifting. The PCM uses that info to tell the tranny when to shift.

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05-12-2011, 05:52 AM

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Thank you CSI that brings up another question. correct me if i am wrong but there are two speed sensors, one on the rear diff and one on top of the transmission?

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