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Old Aug 8, 2004 | 10:50 AM
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Maybe It's Nt A Problem : (

ANYWAY, I HAVE BEEN TO THE EMISSIONS TES 3 TIMES ALREADY AND FAILED. WELL, I GOT TIARD OF MESSING AROUND SO I PAID OUT THE *** TO GET IT ALL EMISSIONS READY - GM DID THE WORK. ANYWAY, I GOT THE CAR BACK AND A WEEK LATER THE F-ING THING STARTED KNOCKING WHEN I START TO DRIVE, FIRST GEAR. I KNEW ONCE IT STARTED THAT I NEEDED TO CHANGE THE TRANSMISSION MOUNT AND GET IT FLUSHED. WELL, I TOOK IT TO GM AND THEY GAVE ME THAT EXACT SAME VERDICT, ANYWAY, AFTER THEY CHECKED IT OUT I DROVE HOME FOR THE NIGHT. EVERYTHING WENT GOOD. THEN YESTURDAY MORNING I HAD A 3 HOUR ROAD TRIP PLANNED. WELL, 10 MINUTES INTO IT, I WENT TO A GAS STATION FOR FOOD AND WHEN I STOPPED THE CAR DIED. I DONT KNOW WHY. NOTHING IS WRONG WITH IT, I HAVENT GOTTEN THE TRANS MOUNT CHANGED AND I HAVENT FLUSHED THE FLUID OUT, DO YOU THINK THATS WHAT MADE IT DO THAT. WHEN IT SHUT OFF THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT CAME ON FOR A SPLIT SECOND.
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Old Aug 8, 2004 | 11:20 AM
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Re: Maybe It's Nt A Problem : (

Originally posted by VIPER52USA
ANYWAY, I HAVE BEEN TO THE EMISSIONS TES 3 TIMES ALREADY AND FAILED. WELL, I GOT TIARD OF MESSING AROUND SO I PAID OUT THE *** TO GET IT ALL EMISSIONS READY - GM DID THE WORK. ANYWAY, I GOT THE CAR BACK AND A WEEK LATER THE F-ING THING STARTED KNOCKING WHEN I START TO DRIVE, FIRST GEAR. I KNEW ONCE IT STARTED THAT I NEEDED TO CHANGE THE TRANSMISSION MOUNT AND GET IT FLUSHED. WELL, I TOOK IT TO GM AND THEY GAVE ME THAT EXACT SAME VERDICT, ANYWAY, AFTER THEY CHECKED IT OUT I DROVE HOME FOR THE NIGHT. EVERYTHING WENT GOOD. THEN YESTURDAY MORNING I HAD A 3 HOUR ROAD TRIP PLANNED. WELL, 10 MINUTES INTO IT, I WENT TO A GAS STATION FOR FOOD AND WHEN I STOPPED THE CAR DIED. I DONT KNOW WHY. NOTHING IS WRONG WITH IT, I HAVENT GOTTEN THE TRANS MOUNT CHANGED AND I HAVENT FLUSHED THE FLUID OUT, DO YOU THINK THATS WHAT MADE IT DO THAT. WHEN IT SHUT OFF THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT CAME ON FOR A SPLIT SECOND.
Don't think it's the tranny. Check for a code and it will give you a starting point as to what is wrong. Here is a thread you can look at to see how to jump the ALDL to get codes:

https://www.thirdgen.org/techbb2/sho...&highlight=iac
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Old Aug 8, 2004 | 11:39 AM
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SO YOUR SAYING ITS NOT MY TRANNY ALTHOUGH THE TECH AT GM SAID IT WAS.
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Old Aug 8, 2004 | 11:45 AM
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Pull the codes and work from there and could you please not type in all caps?
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Old Aug 8, 2004 | 11:55 AM
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ITS A PROBLEM. THE CAPS ARE STUCK LIKE THIS, SORRY.
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Old Aug 8, 2004 | 11:59 AM
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Hold down the shift while typing it will make it small letters again
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Old Aug 8, 2004 | 12:03 PM
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You could always just hold the 'shift' button while you type

What was this knocking like? Could you describe it?
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Old Aug 8, 2004 | 12:08 PM
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ITS NOT CONSTANT. ITS JUST ONE THUMP, AND THATS IT. SO I TOOK IT IN AND HE SAID I NEED A NEW TRANNY MOUNT AND TO FLUSH IT. THEN I ASKED "WILL THIS FOR SURE TAKE CARE OF THE PROBLEM"? "YES" HE SAID. BUT YEAH, ITS JUST A THUMP WHEN YOU GIVE IT SOME GAS, AND WHEN I SAY SOME I MEAN A LOT. BUT IF YOU GO EASY ON IT, THERE ARE NO PROBLEMS.
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Old Aug 8, 2004 | 12:10 PM
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Originally posted by Stekman
You could always just hold the 'shift' button while you type

What was this knocking like? Could you describe it?
THATS WHAT I SAID!!!!
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