IH97stroker
SDD Junior Member
Hey guys, im a newbie on here so any help would be great!! this is about my 1997 F-250 crew cab shortbox. it has as of now, a donaldson air intake, full straight pipe 4inch exhaust, the edge evolution, and ATS parts- gauges, torque conv. and input shaft........ here is the deal.... About two months ago my powersrtoke started shifting funny, driving down the road doing 55 it seemed as the trans was not shifting into overdrive, the torque converter was slipping, and not allowing it to shift up. so im thinking, oh well, time to build the tranny, gonna need to do it sometime, now this just gives me a reason to do so. the thing was it was intermittent, it didnt do this all the time, one day it would be shifting fine, the next it would be shifting like the t/c was messed up, tranny temps would sky rocket and so on. then while this was happening all of a sudden my left turn signal doesnt work, comes on, just doesnt blink. well then all of my gages went out. so i replaced a bunch of fuses, thought i fixed the problem. well i keep driving for a few days, now all my gauges, running lights are off, tail lights and all, only my headlights work. and when i hit the brake, all my lights come on, let off the brake, they go off......now im confused.
I start buying parts to fix everything, so i can do it all at the same time. so here's where im at, i had my tranny rebuilt at the local tranny guys shop, i took it out at my friends shop, and we put it back in there, all certified mechanics too. put ATS t/c in and ATS billet input shaft in the tranny at this time. also replaced the exhaust back pressure sensor. also replaced multi-function switch/lever at the same time, thinking that was the issue. got it all back together, my lights didnt work right, so we ran through all the fuses again replaced some, replaced the turn signal relays, checked that all over, then they work just fine. so its all back together and everything was working just fine, tranny shifts like a banshee (had him build it up for power to come in the future) anyways, so im thinking im in the clear, and everything is working fine. nope, my exhaust valve on my turbo, the stupid butterfly valve, is opening and closing while im driving for no reason, and it wont stop, im at operating temp and all, so i just unplug it to keep the valve open and for some reason didnt throw a code, kinda surprised.
so now im thinking all is fixed.... well im driving down the road tonight after work, a day after i think i fixed everything, and i notice my left turn signal is on, but not flashing, just like what had first happened to me when all this started! then all of a sudden i get up to 55 and my tranny is doing the same thing it was doing before! the same reason why i had it rebuilt! so im thinking what in the heck is wrong with this pile?! i get home, put it in park, test out my turn signals, and they both work all of a sudden now! so then just on a hunch i get to thinking, i wonder if my tranny will shift normal now. i go out and test it, yep, the tranny shifts like its brand new! so as of right now, i am baffled, as are all of my friends who are mechanics. obviously im thinking as it must have to be something electrical, possibly the entire computer, or broken ground wire. cause its not throwing codes at all either. so........is there anybody out there that i havent confused entirely, or bored, or put to sleep for that matter who has any idea of whats wrong, or can help me out?
I start buying parts to fix everything, so i can do it all at the same time. so here's where im at, i had my tranny rebuilt at the local tranny guys shop, i took it out at my friends shop, and we put it back in there, all certified mechanics too. put ATS t/c in and ATS billet input shaft in the tranny at this time. also replaced the exhaust back pressure sensor. also replaced multi-function switch/lever at the same time, thinking that was the issue. got it all back together, my lights didnt work right, so we ran through all the fuses again replaced some, replaced the turn signal relays, checked that all over, then they work just fine. so its all back together and everything was working just fine, tranny shifts like a banshee (had him build it up for power to come in the future) anyways, so im thinking im in the clear, and everything is working fine. nope, my exhaust valve on my turbo, the stupid butterfly valve, is opening and closing while im driving for no reason, and it wont stop, im at operating temp and all, so i just unplug it to keep the valve open and for some reason didnt throw a code, kinda surprised.
so now im thinking all is fixed.... well im driving down the road tonight after work, a day after i think i fixed everything, and i notice my left turn signal is on, but not flashing, just like what had first happened to me when all this started! then all of a sudden i get up to 55 and my tranny is doing the same thing it was doing before! the same reason why i had it rebuilt! so im thinking what in the heck is wrong with this pile?! i get home, put it in park, test out my turn signals, and they both work all of a sudden now! so then just on a hunch i get to thinking, i wonder if my tranny will shift normal now. i go out and test it, yep, the tranny shifts like its brand new! so as of right now, i am baffled, as are all of my friends who are mechanics. obviously im thinking as it must have to be something electrical, possibly the entire computer, or broken ground wire. cause its not throwing codes at all either. so........is there anybody out there that i havent confused entirely, or bored, or put to sleep for that matter who has any idea of whats wrong, or can help me out?
the stroker is back in action, and pullin the sleds around