Transmission Destroyed By Python 871xp

The 100K ohm resistor would limit current to 1/10th of 1 mA (0.0001A).  For all intents and purposes no load at all on the signal.  I browsed the data sheet for the component listed above but was unable to determine the actual components input impedence.

Keep in mind that the monostable vibrator fed the control units INTERNAL processor.  There is absolutely no way the output of the monostable vibrator could have backfed and caused the tranny to act erractically. 

I'm with KP all the way here,let's take this a stage further and end this silly thread because all of the last few entries are right in their own way

This gets my vote..... good God gentlemen.

That dead horse that people talk about beating....

Let him rest in peace. There is no more education possible in this thread..... (IMHO)

Just attitude and opinion.

Go ahead guys Im ready................. flame me!  I can take it!

With all due respect, your claims are completely irrevelevent to this discussion.  Car alarm/remote start installers are NOT using high quality water proof connectors here..  This off topic debate is between soldering, barrel connectors, and T-Taps (the plastic ones without any sealant).  The barrel connectors are almost exclusively crimped with a $30 hand tool with no force settings.

I've honestly never used a water/weatherproof crimp in a car.  I wouldn't be against it, as long as there is something to isolate the metal crimping structure from the elements (like the glue you mention). 

As far as strain relief, once the solder joint is wrapped in tape the joint can not bend.  That is the point of wrapping the added wire with the host wire.  They become attached through the mechanical connection, through the solder, AND through the tape.  If you try to bend the added wire it will bend the host wire (and the connection joint) with it, thus providing strain relief.

You've got to be kidding me if you think the original equipment manufacturers are HAND building harnesses.  They are all machine built for speed and quality reasons.

How is 'OEM Crimp' not a correct use of the abbreviation 'OEM'?  It is, afterall, the original equipment manufacturer who is crimping this factory crimps, no?  Thus, making them OEM crimps. 

What I forgot in my last post was I found that my Weller Cordless is hotter than my Weller gun and its nice to watch the solder flow into the joint also if it ain't shiny I go over it! Yes I have a £100 ($200) french "FACOM" ratchet crimping tool BUT I only ever do 2 types of crimps on an alarm/RS:- 1)Ring terminals for grounds and I scrape the metal bare and spray with a water retardent and heat shrink over the crimp. !/4/6.4mm Shielded receptacle for hood switch, taped along the length and again heat shrink at the crimp with water retarding spray, N.B. The back of the siren is also sprayed 'cause that's where water damage starts with DEI sirens. Taking it to giddy lengths in my own car I've used convoluted tubing everywhere and AMP sureseal connectors under the hood. NB Most manufacturers use these and molex with lithium grease under the hood.

Right to be controversial is STILL can't see where an electrical problem (and I've seen quite a few related to trannies) would destroy rather than failsafe a gearbox. Bet previous owner put some nasty muck in gearbox to quieten it down prior to sale.

Does this help me towards another star, I'm cheering for Gary and KP and Sarcomax.

The BBB drops out once a lawsuit is filed (i.e., case closed, records purged!). This is true regardless of who wins the litigation. Also, the incident never appears in the city where it occured but rather at the location of the national corporation's home office. So, if you checked with the Buffalo or NYS BBB, Circuit City has never had a complaint filled against them; you would have to check with the BBB in Richmond, VA. And even that complaint disappeared after the judicial system became involved.

Conclusion: The BBB is pretty worthless for consumer protection. It serves simply as a front organization for businesses willing to pay their fees. I suppose I was very naive here, but I really thought they afforded some degree of consumer protection/awareness supported by businesses that wished to police themselves. Silly me. Some people that I have spoken with were already aware of the BBB's lack of credibility (e.g., BBB membership means little more than the business pays a fee to display the logo).

OK, one topic down and 44 more to go. I have apparently started my commentary that was promised earlier. We might make 1,000 post yet.

Given what you've told us, I don't see how the judge would have been able to do anything other then what he did. Your opinion of what happened is based on what exactly? What relevance does your M.A. from RPI have? It looks to me like you didn't prove your case. Even if the miswiring was the actual reason for the failure, you still have to prove it.

The transmission will only lock into second gear, 'limp home' mode, under certain conditions. The damage to the gearset isn't what I would expect from a controls problem. Your statement that the remote start system worked seems to indicate that the system was functional. Your best proof would be to re-install the alarm system as was installed by Circuit City and see if the problem repeats.. if it does, you would have just about an ironclad case against them.

If  you are considering an appeal, I would suggest attempting either that or finding someone to use as an expert witness.

Jim 

Ya know what I think? Not that it matters one sticking ****g bit. You bought a used vehicle with a bad transmission, or at the very least, one that was on it's last mile.

Bad timing, and an awfull coincidence. All that pretty pink tranny fluid on a vehicle with how many miles. The fluid alone told ME that the tranny was recently serviced.

Either to solve,  investigate, or cover up a problem. Problem NOT solved, nor found... and you purchase the rig, AND it's unresolved problem. Neither you or the NASA rocket scientist that was made reference to earlier, can prove your case.  Like I said.... bad timing. Sorry.  Good day. I'm done, peace out. And may the good Lord forgive me!

I've heard of checking the fluid at each oil change but I don't know anyone who checks trans. fluid or anything like that after a fill-up.