sparks jumping from tranny dipstick
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Car: 1988 Maui Blue Camaro
Engine: Pea Shooter
Transmission: 700R4
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sparks jumping from tranny dipstick
Happens when I get to about 1/8 throttle and I can hear an audible clicking sound, quite frequent until I get off the gas or go past it. The sparks will also jump if I remove the dipstick and make contact with the tube while I'm putting it back in, not too sure what's going on here...
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Car: 1992 RS
Engine: Carbed 350
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Re: sparks jumping from tranny dipstick
Sounds like a bad plug wire that's 'leaking' and arcing on dipstick - presumably #8 plug wire.
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Car: 87 IROC Z
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Re: sparks jumping from tranny dipstick
Mine did that once.it was either bad plug wire or coil.Cant remember.May have been both.
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Re: sparks jumping from tranny dipstick
Check your ground straps to make sure they are all there and in good shape.
I had this issue on a car with bad grounds...so the tranny dipstick happened to be completing the circuit
I had this issue on a car with bad grounds...so the tranny dipstick happened to be completing the circuit
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