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Wow, I've read about it a lot but never me...flashing arrow! 850 '94

I'm always quick to brag about how great my '94 is with all the original components working like new. In fact most of what is logged on brickboard never happens to our 850. That all changed on the 26th...for two days our 850 sat in the garage in -15C - -20C weather here in Toronto. On the 26th with a 100mile trip ahead to the grandparents, the flashing arrow appeared as I backed out of the garage. No check engine lamp and the car was NOT in limp home mode. The car felt very frozen and the shift selector felt stiff as well...with the family in car, I pulled back into the garage, lifted the hood, read the code 3-1-3 twice, then cleared it which turned off the arrow. We drove the 100 miles and when we reached our destination, I worked the shifter back and forth around four times. At the end of the day the arrow didn't appear and the car has been fine the last two days with lots of use. I have checked the tranny manual which lists "contact resistance" as one of five different faults that set off the 3-1-3 (Gear position sensor)code. Conclusion: the car was just frozen and needed a little thawing out...time will tell.








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    Re: Wow, I've read about it a lot but never me...flashing arrow! 850 '94

    Hi Tony,

    What "tranny manual" are you referring to? THanks.








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      Re: Wow, I've read about it a lot but never me...flashing arrow! 850 '94

      Joe,

      TP#4305201 850 Automatic transmission AW 50-42 1992 - on

      It's 345 pages thick and was given to me for free years ago...it has come in handy as it explains EVERYTHING about the transmission and its features...FWIW, it was purchased by an engineering buff you doesn't even own a Volvo! True! He was just very interested in the engineering aspects of the FWD transmission and he marvels at the design...the manual has pencil notes throughout where he made comments....








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        Re: Wow, I've read about it a lot but never me...flashing arrow! 850 '94

        Tony: The transmission manual that you speak of sounds great. Do you know if it is available for purchase somewhere? I need information about the speed sensors and other changes between early and later model AW 50-42 transmissions.








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          Re: Wow, I've read about it a lot but never me...flashing arrow! 850 '94

          Ken,

          It should be available from 1-800-25-VOLVO...








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    Re: Wow, I've read about it a lot but never me...flashing arrow! 850 '94

    In the recent cold, wintery weather we've been seeing alot of 313 codes with older cars. IMHO, a good gear position sensor shouldn't do that but if your code doesn't re-occur after clearing, maybe you're in luck this time.








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      Re: Wow, I've read about it a lot but never me...flashing arrow! 850 '94

      John,

      It seems this is one of the weaker components that is very susceptible to faults. From what I have read in the transmission manual (and never having had a look at it) it seems to be vulnerable to the elements as it is not a sealed unit...has Volvo made any improvements on the gear position selector or are they still using the same part?








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    Re: Wow, I've read about it a lot but never me...flashing arrow! 850 ;95

    Wow... the same day same problem same everything happened to me.







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