"jim beam" <nospam@example.net> wrote in message
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> TeGGeR® wrote:
>> "motsco_ _" <"motsco_ _"@interbaun.com> wrote in
>> news:42BB269E.6050701@interbaun.com:
>>
>>
>>>TeGGeR® wrote:
>>
>>
>>>>A common fail point is one of the Shift Control Solenoids.
>>>
>>>----------------------
>>>
>>>Maybe the Original Poster can shift manually for now . . .
>>>
>>>Hey, TeGGer, would the 'exploding capacitors' in the ECU give the same
>>>symptoms? It's about that vintage, right?
>>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Phoo, I dunno. You're the electronics expert, not me.
>>
> don't think so. that was a problem in the early 2000's. in the p.c.
> world at any rate. i have a mobo souvenir filled with the wretched
> things.
>
I look for the X stamped in the top - if they bulge, it's time to start
budgeting for a replacement. If they leak, it's time to spend the budget.

Mike

 

"jim beam" <nospam@example.net> wrote in message
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> TeGGeR® wrote:
>> "motsco_ _" <"motsco_ _"@interbaun.com> wrote in
>> news:42BB269E.6050701@interbaun.com:
>>
>>
>>>TeGGeR® wrote:
>>
>>
>>>>A common fail point is one of the Shift Control Solenoids.
>>>
>>>----------------------
>>>
>>>Maybe the Original Poster can shift manually for now . . .
>>>
>>>Hey, TeGGer, would the 'exploding capacitors' in the ECU give the same
>>>symptoms? It's about that vintage, right?
>>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Phoo, I dunno. You're the electronics expert, not me.
>>
> don't think so. that was a problem in the early 2000's. in the p.c.
> world at any rate. i have a mobo souvenir filled with the wretched
> things.
>
I look for the X stamped in the top - if they bulge, it's time to start
budgeting for a replacement. If they leak, it's time to spend the budget.

Mike