outwestbound
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Hi. Have a T1N 2006 3500 (auto trans, 77,000 miles); Winnebago Itaska Navion 23J motorhome.
I was stuck in park this am. Read forum, then used pencil in the selector lever hole for manual operation, which freed up the shifter on my automatic transmission.
I'm trying to understand what's wrong and whether I've damaged the vehicle. I drove the rear passenger side onto 6" "RV" blocks and left it on the blocks for 6 weeks. When the transmission locked up, I thought I'd damaged the transmission.
While up on blocks, I replaced the reverse lights with LED. I'm not sure what is happening.
Here's what's odd. The manual says the brake must be depressed to start the vehicle. But, it starts fine without touching the brakes. So I figured this this "brake light switch" is broken: https://europarts-sd.com/switch-brakelight6pin2002-2006.asp
If the switch is broken, wouldn't the brake lights not work? My brake lights work fine, either with the ignition key on or running. The brake lights don't (to my knowledge) come on unless I depress the pedal. I looked at the switch and the white plastic actuator pin (or whatever it's called) seems to come out and in alright (with some tension).
I understand that, if the brake light switch is broken, the vehicle doesn't get the signal that the brakes are depressed, so the transmission lever remains locked in park. Right? But my brakes work fine, yet my transmission lever remains locked in park, unless I use the "pencil" manual selector lever method.
I don't know if I've damaged my transmission putting it on the blocks on one side in the rear or what?
Any thoughts?
John
I was stuck in park this am. Read forum, then used pencil in the selector lever hole for manual operation, which freed up the shifter on my automatic transmission.
I'm trying to understand what's wrong and whether I've damaged the vehicle. I drove the rear passenger side onto 6" "RV" blocks and left it on the blocks for 6 weeks. When the transmission locked up, I thought I'd damaged the transmission.
While up on blocks, I replaced the reverse lights with LED. I'm not sure what is happening.
Here's what's odd. The manual says the brake must be depressed to start the vehicle. But, it starts fine without touching the brakes. So I figured this this "brake light switch" is broken: https://europarts-sd.com/switch-brakelight6pin2002-2006.asp
If the switch is broken, wouldn't the brake lights not work? My brake lights work fine, either with the ignition key on or running. The brake lights don't (to my knowledge) come on unless I depress the pedal. I looked at the switch and the white plastic actuator pin (or whatever it's called) seems to come out and in alright (with some tension).
I understand that, if the brake light switch is broken, the vehicle doesn't get the signal that the brakes are depressed, so the transmission lever remains locked in park. Right? But my brakes work fine, yet my transmission lever remains locked in park, unless I use the "pencil" manual selector lever method.
I don't know if I've damaged my transmission putting it on the blocks on one side in the rear or what?
Any thoughts?
John
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