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If the transmission modulator valve is vacuum operated and it goes bad it can allow the engine to suck Transmission Fluid thru the engine causing the engine to blow blue smoke out the exhaust.

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I am guessing you mean the one on the transmission, if so then it can cause the transmission to shift at the wrong times (normally up-shifting).

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