And you guys thought I was crazy to make them move that stuff from the old shop...

I've still got the parts department's old microfiche readers too.  Most of the microfiche is in pretty sad shape and the bulb is shot in the one that still has the glass in it, lol.

 Dang !!!  Now I know why I retired when I did.     Move over Zen 

Funny as heck      For a minute there , I thought it was a self -portrait of you with Big hair trying to start a Type-4 after beating all the valve seats back in the heads.

Check the wiring to the trans,  I have 65 ohms at all of the solenoids from the trans module plug with the harness plugged in at the trans,  I have not seen any wires shorted together ,  I have no resistance on the   Temp sensor?

Funny as heck      For a minute there , I thought it was a self -portrait of you with Big hair trying to start a Type-4 after beating all the valve seats back in the heads.

No, that is him just lapping the valves!
KC

Check the wiring to the trans,  I have 65 ohms at all of the solenoids from the trans module plug with the harness plugged in at the trans,  I have not seen any wires shorted together ,  I have no resistance on the   Temp sensor?

Plug everything back in and see what the TCM thinks the fluid temperature is when the engine is cold.  If the TCM thinks the fluid temp is maxed out then it's a good possibility that the temp sensor is bad. It's a negative temperature coefficient sensor so as the fluid temp rises the resistance goes down.  The temp sensors weren't exactly what you'd call "robust" and you get a free valve body conductor strip when you buy the sensor so...

If you do end up replacing the conductor strip be sure to use the special tool that looks kind of like a tuning fork to disconnect the plugs from the solenoids.  It's really easy to break the connector on the solenoid if you just try to use a screwdriver.

P.S.  Don't get one off Craigslist, the walk to the parts department isn't _that_ far   

P.S.  Don't get one off Craigslist, the walk to the parts department isn't _that_ far   

Am I the only one who laughed out  loud when they read that part?

 

So with the engine cold the temp reading was 92 to 112?  If so, that sounds like a problem since the TCM reads in Celsius.  As far as activating the solenoids you can try running output diagnostic test mode on the TCM and see if there's something there.

Also, there should be a special tool that hooks up between the transmission and the TCM that has lights on it so you can visually check the signals coming from the TCM.  See if you can find it and dig it out of the tool room.