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Stupid is as stupid does, I guess. Very humbled by your last post Mr. M.L.S.C.. I was looking at the cable between the trans and Trans command... sheeeeeesh! You'd never guess I used to fix missiles and unmanned aircraft, and in electronics at that! Anyway, the link helped me realize my mistake, and I found the purple wire and tapped in right where Fozz did.
I ran the wire up to the dash alongside the cable bundle and connected it to a switch and a light. I have +12V to 1 side of the light, and ground to 1 side of the switch. The neg side of the light, and the wire to the trans are tied together and go to the other side of the switch. This way, the light is lit when the TC is locked from the PCM, and off when it's not. When I throw the switch to manually lockup the TC, the light stays on.

I just did a test drive and first thing is, the truck wouldn't start with the key. With key on, I can start it by jumping the solenoid on the firewall. 2nd thing, I don't have normal overdrive from the trans, but do have it from the GV Over/Under. I disconnected the wires from the switch and light, but still have both problems.

Q1: Could these 2 problems be from something I did inadvertantly while messin' around with O'l Bess' parts or or just a coincidence?

Q2: What could I have done wrong to cause these 2 problems?

Q3: Should I not have OD with this mod?

Fortunately, I have time to work on it next weekend.