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sicminds
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6/06/2002
18:32:57
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 Subject: Trouble Finding Second Gear, the answer
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Well i took my truck to the
shop(again) for tran work.
Its been there for 2 days now ;( (imiss it)
After taken my tranny all apart and looking
around they have found the problem why it
seems to not get second gear. They say
it has somthing to do with it locking up
kinda like O/D. They couldn't figure
out why this was happening. But today
the mech told my dad it was happenin from
a sensor. My dad bein busy at work just said
"ok, fix it" and forgot to write down
what was wrong. I am pickin up the DAK
tomarow :) and i will let all you others
with the tin can of a tranny know why yours
isn't gettin second.
now you know thats..................
sic
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Rooknute
Dodge Dakota
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6/07/2002
09:35:53
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Please post a update, my tranys doing the same crap! Thanks
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n8 dawg
Dodge Dakota
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6/07/2002
12:16:50
| RE: Trouble Finding Second Gear, the answer
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i believe evrybodys tranny does that on here it seems like......maybe they should make a recall on that =) and how much did that cost? although my tranny hasnt been doing it lately it does slip every once in awhile. maybe once a month.....use to 4-5 times a day.
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sicminds
GenIII
6/07/2002
13:46:16
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ok, the guy threw the new sensors and
new parts in, now he says its coming
from deepin in the tranny and it wont be
ready till monday. I think he out hot rodding
around in my sic ass truck. But i will
let you guys know
now you know thats..................
sic
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Lesley
GenIII
6/07/2002
15:55:32
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Argggh! Mine is doing it too! It's been hunting
and missing gears for a while now. It goes in the
shop next Tuesday.
97 3.9 CC Sport. Black. Auto 3.55, Quick D Intake, JBA Stainless headers, Autolite 3923s, stainless Borla Turbo XL, V8 TB, FMS 19 lb fuel injectors, 17" Boyd Coddington Smoothies. Have, but not installed: JBA 9mm cables, Borla tip, IAT adjuster
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teke450
Dodge Dakota
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6/07/2002
16:20:14
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My truck has been doing the same thing.....every once in a while it slips hitting second (mainly when its cold and warming up, no problems after that though).....Also i have noticed a couple of times where it has missed 1st gear after shifting into drive from reverse...i just rev the engine a couple of times then it catches---No problems once it warms up though.
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Rooknute
Dodge Dakota
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6/07/2002
16:25:16
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I agree that dodge needs to do something about there sh*ty tranys! Everyone I talk to says they are crap. Mine slips almost everytime it shifts from 1st to second, and i'f i'm romping on it, it sometimes slipps from 2nd to 3rd, but not too often. Whatever the problem is and as many people that are having the exact same problem, i think dodge should do do something about the tranys.
sicminds, and lesley, let me know what the guys from the shop say. I have an uncil that can help me tear it appart, i'll get him to look at mine and see what he says, I've just been to busy with work and stuff that i havent found time to go talk to him. So let me know, thanks.
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sicminds
GenIII
6/07/2002
18:05:06
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stand up and fight!
i just think the tranny cant handle one
more horsepower over 175. possible to get
a bigger one?
now you know thats..................
sic
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sicminds
GenIII
6/11/2002
12:09:39
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Ok this is getting rediculous.
My dak has been in the shop now for a week!
I am going insane drivin a 98 4banger mazda!
I need back my dak! They thought they have had
it fixed a couple times but it keeps doing it again. They claim that it should def be out by
friday! FRIDAY!? thats still 3 days away!!!!! a week and a half without my dak! i am going to cry. They said the part is in the middle of thr tranny/(what ever that means) they said they have to take the whole thing apart to get to it. Its warenty work, so i think thats why its taken so long! I should sue!
now you know thats..................
sic
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Lesley
GenIII
6/11/2002
12:12:53
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I saw a post earlier by Bernd, suggesting that the slipping and hunting could be the governor pressure solenoid. It is inside the tranny. Perhaps that is what your guy is referring to sicminds. I should have mine back either tonight or early tomorrow.
97 3.9 CC Sport. Black. Auto 3.55, Quick D Intake, JBA Stainless headers, Autolite 3923s, stainless Borla Turbo XL, V8 TB, FMS 19 lb fuel injectors, 17" Boyd Coddington Smoothies. Have, but not installed: JBA 9mm cables, Borla tip, IAT adjuster
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Rooknute
Dodge Dakota
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6/11/2002
12:53:34
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Again, just please post an update to let me know what you found out, mine is not under warrenty anymore but i still want the damn thing fixed.
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sicminds
GenIII
6/11/2002
21:37:03
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Damn rooknute, i will when the time comes.
Lesley, Thats prob it, he tried to make it sound
like it had something to do with over drive.
But isn't the governor what stops me from going over 115? Because i keep tryin to push past it and that is probaly why it is messed up.
now you know thats..................
sic
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Lesley
GenIII
6/12/2002
20:59:45
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Different Governor! This one is like a sensor in
the tranny.
I just got mine back. As well as the governor,
have them check the transducer. Mine were both
shot. One of them tells the tranny when to shift,
the other relays what gear it is in. (Is that
right Bernd?)
I just took it for a little drive, what a
difference! I can't wait to try my luck at the
track again, I'm sure this was responsible for the
dissappointing times I had.
97 3.9 CC Sport. Black. Auto 3.55, Quick D Intake, JBA Stainless headers, Autolite 3923s, stainless Borla Turbo XL, V8 TB, FMS 19 lb fuel injectors, 17" Boyd Coddington Smoothies. Have, but not installed: JBA 9mm cables, Borla tip, IAT adjuster
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Bernd
*GenIII*
6/14/2002
08:57:34
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There's three sensors that you need to replace with the updated units from Mopar:
(1) Overdrive Solenoid Pack
(2) Transducer
(3) Governor Pressure Solenoid (known for failing)
The easiest way to describe the sensor failure (or starting to fail): "Shift Nirvanna", where it doesn't really know what gear to stay in (and shifts at random), and/or shifting really late in all gears, and/or sticking in 1st gear and hitting the rev-limiter (will shift if you let off the accelerator pedal).
Changing out all the sensors takes about 2-3 hours....with a filter and fluid change.
1997 Dodge Dakota SLT - V6
Supercharged/Intercooled @ 10# w/Nitrous
14.55 @ 96.01mph
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Bernd
*GenIII*
6/14/2002
08:59:16
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BTW: You do not have to remove the valve body to fix the sensors. Dodge replaces the entire valve body as "Warranty Work" (it's cheaper for them labor-wise than to replace the sensors).
1997 Dodge Dakota SLT - V6
Supercharged/Intercooled @ 10# w/Nitrous
14.55 @ 96.01mph
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SuperBee
Dodge Dakota
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6/14/2002
10:14:10
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you guys are complaining about a week or a week and a half, try 7 weeks, or worse talk to knobby,
i say, quit your griping
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Dan
Dodge Dakota
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6/14/2002
16:17:43
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doesnt all slushboxes shift like that? correct me if im wrong, but that is why they are called slushboxes. i know for sure that mopar has had major problems in their 4 speed trannys for years. especially in their truck line-up.
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bernd
*GenIII*
6/14/2002
16:23:25
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"Slushbox" was the slang term for the old GM 2-Speed Powerglide automatic transmissions. (Not the Mopar transmissions.)
1997 Dodge Dakota SLT - V6
Supercharged/Intercooled @ 10# w/Nitrous
14.55 @ 96.01mph
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IntenseDak39
*GenIII*
6/14/2002
17:54:53
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sicminds,
i think i (and bernd) found out what is happening to our autos.... i am gonna start a new post about it.
intensedak39
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sicminds
GenIII
6/14/2002
18:14:33
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well its friday and still no truck.
They are now telling me they have to rebuild
the entire transmission over again. Jeez i hate
this mech.
super bee, shut up! from going to be able to go anywhere when ever, to having to wait on people or beg for rides is somthing you would gripe about to.
now you know thats..................
sic
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SuperBee
Dodge Dakota
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6/15/2002
06:24:42
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oh yeah, do it for over a month
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sicminds
GenIII
6/15/2002
12:55:08
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This is actually my second tranny.
the first one was over a month super bee
now you know thats..................
sic
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sicminds
GenIII
6/15/2002
12:55:09
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This is actually my second tranny.
the first one was over a month super bee
now you know thats..................
sic
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