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08-13-2005, 18:47
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ZF "D" popout &
Hi Fred,
Thanks for the attention, but this phenomenon is repeatable. The button actually pops out and the trans. goes into neutral if I cycle the dash headlight switch (I don't drink and drive). --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "fred89sp" wrote: > I cannot argue with what you observed but am having difficulty > comprehending how the transmission selector switch could be caused to > do that. I have had the switch out of my 89SP and, as I recall, it is > strictly a mechanical device with electrical contacts. I do not see > how any electrical energy or lack thereof could cause the switch to > change selection. If you mean that the switch remained in drive but > the transmission went into neutral then you have a wiring problem that > I would ask ZF in Chicago for input. > > Hold off buying a new switch, as I recall they are over $400. > > Without disputing Fred Hulse's post, I associate blue smoke with oil > in the combustion chamber, not a fuel problem. Perhaps sitting > allowed some oil to seep past a valve guide. I would price the timing > setting job and that would be a factor in deciding whether to observe > the smoke for a while before undertaking a fix. > > White smoke is caused by incomplete combustion, more commonly seen in > cold weather. Again I would want to see how persistent this problem > was before undertaking work. > > The crankcase vent vapor you observed is normal. > > > --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "williamcharrison" > > > Hi all, > > Just returned from an extended trip with my '90SP36 and (most) all > > was satisfactory. Though I learn new things each trip I confess that > > some things still puzzle me. > > I used the dash headlamp control to flash a passing > > truck that he was clear and the trans selector popped out of drive. > > I thought I had inadvertently touched it but confirmed that if I cycled > > the light switch it would always pop out. > > Also, we were stationary for 6 days and when I started the engine > > it blew blue oil smoke until the engine warmed up - is this normal? > > There is also a lot of vapor coming out of the crankcase vent after > > the engine warms up. > > > > William C. (Chuck) Harrison > > '90SP36 Akron, Ohio |
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ZF "D" popout & - williamcharrison - 08-08-2005, 04:15
ZF "D" popout & - Fred Hulse - 08-08-2005, 05:30
ZF "D" popout & - Jeff August - 08-08-2005, 08:27
ZF "D" popout & - pattypape - 08-08-2005, 09:43
ZF "D" popout & - williamcharrison - 08-08-2005, 09:56
ZF "D" popout & - fred89sp - 08-09-2005, 06:27
ZF "D" popout & - williamcharrison - 08-13-2005 18:47
ZF "D" popout & - fred89sp - 08-16-2005, 05:53
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