Quote Originally Posted by oj88 View Post
^ *Jick, maybe not if there's an odd chance that the particular solenoid responsible for 1st gear and reverse are the same. On the Honda 5AT, solenoid B needs to be ON to keep the gear in either 1st or reverse gear. Only solenoid C (and to some extent, solenoid D) differentiates between 1st and Reverse (OFF and ON, respectively).

oj88,
this transmission needs to be properly identified. just like most, the info is incomplete. but most of aisin warner transmissions i know will move in default second gear if all the solenoids are shot or the controls to them are disconnected. the shifting to move forward or reverse still goes with the manual valve selection. unless otherwise aisin warner changed their transaxle concept, you might be right.
jick
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guam community college