The shifting, including that of the overdrive is computer controlled. It's even possible that the tow/haul feature has been activated through short, or such. The tow/haul function deactivates the overdrive, and raises the pump pressure in the transmission, causing it to shift harder and at different points. You might want to look into these.
Your distributor is bad(sloppy). you may not think or feel it is because the engine may run smoothly but if you put it on a scanner it will show. do not get one from the junkyard! get a new one. this will give you back OD. . .you can unplug the drac module(vss buffer) by computer and it will reset for 1 or 2 shift sequences then lose OD or 4th gear again. now you know one reason things went to distributorless ignitions. very common among 5.7/L480E combos including isuzu box trucks NPR W4 4000, with gm powertrain mentioned.
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