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Fed
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12/07/2006
12:14:17
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 Subject: tranny shifts late under light throttle
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so i just bought this dakota
and when cruising under light throttle it stays in gear till over
2300-2500 RPM then shifts
this happens through 1st, 2nd, and 3rd like it has a shift kit or
something, but it doesnt
i took it to a tranny place to have it flushed out and it still goes on
it is an A500 a.k.a. 44RE transmission
thanks for your help
1999 Dakota CC SLT 5.2 auto
(air intake, 3" magnaflow exhaust)
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Rob C
Dodge Dakota
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12/07/2006
17:03:11
|  RE: tranny shifts late under light throttle
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Check the TV cable adjustment.
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toolfan
GenIII
12/15/2006
17:22:27
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tv cable is to tight. i think your trans is a 44RH
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Fed
GenIII
12/17/2006
19:23:14
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toolfan,
bad news: totaled my baby Gen 2
bought a '99 Dak slt ext. cab with the 5.2
144k miles on her though
1999 Dakota CC SLT 5.2 auto
(air intake, 3" magnaflow exhaust)
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toolfan
GenIII
12/18/2006
12:23:07
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thats news worthy bad news!
beside i was still off on the trans. :p
how much did you get the 99 for?
how do you like the 318?
did the adjusting of the TV cable help?
truck sounds like mine! :D
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Fed
GenIII
12/18/2006
13:22:46
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i picked it up for $4,587 out the door!
haha
i like the power, awesome thing is she has posi!
kinda sucks because the computer is tellin me im averaging 11.6 mpg!
1999 Dakota CC SLT 5.2 auto
(air intake, 3" magnaflow exhaust)
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toolfan
GenIII
12/18/2006
16:46:42
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did you reset the computer?
i get about 14mpg average never gotten 11s
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jayb
Dodge Dakota
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12/18/2006
23:15:56
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yea man reset the computer. i BET it would help your shifting issue too. those 44RE's have electronically controlled shifting.
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Rustywrenches
Dodge Dakota
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12/19/2006
13:56:12
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Don't trust what the overhead computer says - mine has never been right. Do it manually, divide miles travelled by gallons used.
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Fed
GenIII
12/19/2006
14:38:13
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toolfan,
do you mean the MPG computer? or the truck computer?
because i have reset the MPG computer and it says 11.6 and im not
driving her too hard
rustywrenches,
yeah i never did... im going to do that soon
so far, its lookin like im only gonna get 220 miles out of the tank.
18 gallon tank i believe
do the math and thats about 12 mpg
how many miles do you V8ers get out of a tank and how many gallon
do you have?
1999 Dakota CC SLT 5.2 auto
(air intake, 3" magnaflow exhaust)
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Kowalski
GenIII
12/19/2006
17:10:11
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Its much more accurate to figure actual miles per gallon when you fill up. Miles per tank is way too arbitrary; nor is the computer always accurate. I get 15-16, but that's with the 4.7.
Lead, follow, or get out of the way
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choochoo
Dodge Dakota
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12/19/2006
17:42:23
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The 318s in the Daks were not known for the greatest gas mileage. The 4.7 is better, and my 04 QC 4x4 w/ Leer cap gets 21 mpg hiway in the warmer weather at 65 mph. That is normal gas mileage, but I have squeezed a little more a time or two.
As for the overhead computer, I have checked it against the math and it is accurate to within one tenth of a mile per gallon. Guess some are not accurate. Have to check them now and again and if they run "off" at a constant amount, then just factor that into the readout.
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toolfan
GenIII
12/20/2006
12:45:24
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on the 44re i think that the overdrive is the only electrical controled part? thats why they have a kick down cable. if it was the newer trans that comes behind the 4.7L the "45-rfe" it has a shift solenoid pack in the oil pan so its shifts are all electronical controled shifts.
yeah i meant reset the mpg computer. the one in are jeep is way off to.
if you ever fuel up your tank all the way rest you trip meter and drive than when you fuel up divide the amount you put in the tank into the trip amount.
here was my last one. 222miles divided by 16.2gallons = 13.7mpg. ok mileage for off-roading sliding around on wet roads and hauling about a 1000pounds in the bed.
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