I finally figured out why the 94 Firebird i purchased two months ago only has 2 gears! Freescan provided me with DTC 82. Now my question is, will replacing this solenoid give me all four gears again? This is kinda of a relief because now i can push the eventual rebuild i figured i needed into the future, hopefully.

 

I think I only have 2 gears too..did you ever get this fixed??

 

When my solenoid failed, the car went into "limp" mode - only had 2 gears and shifted very hard (max line pressure). It's a really easy fix, 20-25 bucks for the solenoid from the dealer. Just drop the pan and they are all right there.

 

yeah it seems im in limp mode too.....How many solenoids is there???? And how can I diagnose which is bad? I dont have a scanner....

Thanks guys...Im hoping to fix it this week.

 

I havent got it fixed just yet. This week is dedicated to getting rid of all the A/C garbage, and i think next week im dropping the pan and gonna change the filter and replace the solenoid. Unfortunately, i haven't yet run across anyone on the board that has replaced the solenoid, so i don't know if it will be that simple. I'll keep you posted.

Andrew