ok so when ever i turn the engine on my truck the overdrive light just flashes. i dont know what it means but my truck is still driveable and i dont really feel and diffrences in the way it drives. what the hell si goin on???

thanks guys

 

I think its an indicator like the check engine light, IIRC. Maybe try and get some codes pulled.

 

can they pull codes for things like that??

 

"They" being a reputable transmission shop or the dealership, yes. I don't think that the scanners the local auto parts stores carry are capable of pulling transmission codes.

 

that sir is a sign of big money about to be leaving your pocket !

 

usually when we get fords in with a blinking od light the trans is gone...

 

I noticed my OD light flashing one night coming home from work and I got worried. Mechanic at work (who has an F150) said the wires running through the shifter handle could wear down and short out. I disconnected the battery to reset computer and all has been cool since... and that was six months ago

 

Yup. Mine sure was.

Are you getting any hard shifts?

Normally when the wires short out it just blows the fuse. Mine will last about 3-4 days before it blows. It shouldn;t cause a OD flash though.
The OD flashing light is basically a check engine lgiht for your tranny.

 

Is the tranny slipping under hard acceleration? When my light started blinking I had to replace the tranny about a month later.....Blinking light means start price checking. I bought mine on ebay for under $700 and I pulled a 4000 lb trailer thru the mountains with no problems..

 

thats the thing the tranny is performing the same way it always has, there is no diffrence now than before. I have NO hard shifts at all and no sliping or anything like that. Thats why im so confused

 

Get the codes read!