21 Oct 11 07:12, TOM WALKER wrote to ROY WITT:   
      
      
    RW>> TW> The CEL light is more of a Engine Computer Check system. The   
    RW>> smog   
    RW>> TW> device monitiring is jsut an add on. My now gone Chev S-10 even   
    RW>> had   
    RW>> TW> the automatic transmission monitored by the CEL system   
      
    RW>> Not only that, but the ECU tells the transmission when to shift and   
    RW>> how much hydraulic pressure to apply. The dealer, or you if you have   
    RW>> a tuner, can change all of that.   
      
    TW> I became aware of that when soe problem caused the Trasnmission o nmy   
    TW> Chwev S-10 to go into "Limp Home" Mode.   
    TW> Talk abotu NO overlap Shifts. That really firmed the shifts up.   
    TW> That was my first problem with what I can only cal a Piece of GM   
    TW> CRAP.   
      
   I have the same GM designed trans in my Silverado and it has over 70k on   
   it with no problems...and I drag race the truck every so often.   
      
    TW>  Teh Bean Counters designes \d the Transmission to barely last   
    TW> the 50,000 mile gurasntee. And they did a pretty job accorning to me   
    TW> Transmisson man. A VERY high percentage of that particualrly   
    TW> automatic transmission needed major work shortly after the 50,000   
    TW> mile mark. Mine came at arround 56,000. Tow costly problems! One was   
    TW> the lock up conderter clutch was worn so bad the trassn had a very   
    TW> large perventage of slippage. Teh other was the t the Vlave body was   
    TW> made form a Very soft aloy of aluminum and one valve chanber was   
    TW> seriously worn. In fact the prolbem haoppened so often a third party   
    TW> sole a Repair Kit that consisted of a special Reamer and a Brass   
    TW> sleeve to press in to cure the problem.   
      
   Interesting.   
      
    TW> But I did get OVER 90,000 Miles on a set of Spark Plug Wires!!!!!   
    TW> :-) :-)   
      
   Still going on the originals in the Silverado...my Camaro has 91k on   
   original wires and plugs. I finally had to change the distributor, wires   
   and plugs in the 56 back in 2006... 8^)   
      
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