so bit the bullet and cut the slot inside the cabin..stuck a pin inside the cut connection, glued it and joined the cut cable to it. the persistent p09xxx error code went away and i got 2 new ones p0713 and p0748 am thinking my continued driving of the truck with the initial error code may have made the fluid dirty. so i intend to drain and refill and refill the fluid and see how it goes. will buy a new harness if am able to get the Tranny MIL stay off
open to any other suggestions.

Edit: drained and refilled the tranny fluid but p0748 and P0713 MIL still persists. am thinking perhaps the solenoid is bad. who knows the exact solenoid responsible for p0748? @BlackWorksInc , could you chime in here please.

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