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Old 08-25-2005, 04:40 PM
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Trans is in Limp-Home mode. The only way to tell how serious is to pull trans adaptation codes and determine reason the trans is locked up. On a 97 it could be many things and the worst case is a new trans. Most likely is a conductor plate, valve body or ETC.

To get adaptation codes you need the Star Diagnostic System, which only dealers and MB mechanics have. You can buy one, but not at Autozone and they run about $10K, so NO, you can't DIY the tranny diagnostics...
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