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Old Jun 17, 2014 | 07:44 AM
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Won't downshift

Camaro won't downshift into second over 35 mph. Could it be tps?

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Old Jun 21, 2014 | 09:27 AM
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Swapped the tps into my ta and it works fine. Any other ideas?

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Old Jun 21, 2014 | 12:12 PM
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Re: Won't downshift

Original transmission?

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Old Jun 21, 2014 | 01:47 PM
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No it was just rebuilt recently

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Old Jun 21, 2014 | 09:44 PM
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Did they rebuild your unit or sell you a different trans?

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Old Jun 21, 2014 | 09:47 PM
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It was a unit i bought off Ebay rebuilt. It was junk, had it rebuilt again. It was a stock rebuild with a shift kit. Probably not a good idea.

It worked fine.

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Old Jun 22, 2014 | 07:32 AM
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Re: Won't downshift

Most likely, you have a '96-up trans in the car. GM changed the downshift strategy in '96. It was different than the '95. They have a different resistance downshift solenoid, valve body, and separator plate.

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Old Jun 22, 2014 | 12:21 PM
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It didn't do it when it was in my ta.

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Old Jun 22, 2014 | 12:45 PM
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And it was fine in the Camaro until it sat for 7 months.

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Old Jun 22, 2014 | 03:03 PM
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Any codes?
Old Jun 22, 2014 | 06:35 PM
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Clean the maf and reset the pcm. Mine does that occasionally when the maf gets contaminated.
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