I recently purchased a '93 5.8 4x4 with a E4OD.


I have a shuttering / hesitation when accelerating. It usually happens between 40-50mph. Ive been trying to search but cant find the cause of the problem. A guy suggested it was my OD clutches?


what do you guys think?

 

Did it happen after towing something for a ways?

You could have an accumulator hanging up as well- #3 or #4..

A flush could fix that. I would drop the accumulater valve body and check that out before refilling .

 

I have no idea how the truck was treated before I bought it. Got an amazing deal for the truck from a car dealer and couldnt pass it up. The truck has 120k miles if that gives some information.

I also know nothing about transmissions. What does a accumulator do?...You say look at it before anything but what is it suppose to look like?


thanks for your reply...appreciate it.

 

It could be the OD band as well -

check out this link for color picks of the insides of your trans and explanations - it will help -

http://images.google.com/imgres?imgu...%3Den%26sa%3DG

 

Read this as well - towards the bottom of the page -

http://www.tccoa.com/articles/tranny...on/page4.shtml

 

thanks...

 

No prob - heres a close up of the accumulator valve body w/ accumulaters - see that anodized gold stub w/nut attached - that screwed into the piston? Good , the actuall accumulator valve body is to the left of that , you can see the accumulater chambers thru the side-




Here's a pic of all valve bodies assembled (my trans was in a million pieces at one time)



This is the calibration plate that controls the accumulator valve body - this one 's a bad one , I made another (that was fun) anyway it controls flow to your accumulators and the way your trans shifts (I have the gears marked)..



Well, good luck!!

 

thanks for the clarification.

I dont think I'll be handling the job myself...if I had some of my friends help, then I may take on the job. But Im just not comfortable tearing into my tranny. I was going to call my tranny guy and ask what it'll cost for him to repair it because it may be better to just buy a remanufactured tranny if the repair costs alot.

But who knows, I may just take on the job and itll be a learning experience, haha.

One more question,

Do you know any websites or companies that I can buy a rebuild kit from?

 

In that case heres what I would do depending on how much I had to spend.

The only reman trans I would trust is from Jasper because of there 36 month guarentee , but that's even debatable -

http://www.jasperengines.com/transmi...automobile.htm

Rebuild kits you can get on ebay.

I would try here first - type in your zip and they find one for you close to home - a used one w/low miles would be my first choice if one can be had -

http://car-part.com/

 

thanks man...you've been a huge help.

 

No problem - keep in mind if you do end up finding a used one in good shape - you get to keep your old one . You can reduild at your liesure.

If you opt for a reman - they want your old unit in trade plus quite a few green backs ..


Good luck