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4/26/2004
14:18:52
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Briefly today after I first started the truck in the morning, mind you it was still a little cold, I drove it out of the parking lot and up to the first light. When I tried to leave the light the truck just reved it wouldn't actually move forward. I figured I wasn't putting enough gas down it was a slight incline, I pressed hard and the truck surged forward and then drove normally. It has only happened once, I have not been able to reproduce this. Is it possible the transmission was just a little too cold?
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Sephiroth
Dodge Dakota
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4/26/2004
16:38:53
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Check tranny-fluid. After the engine reaches operating temp, throw it into neutral and check the level. Our vehicles need fluid for the clutch to grab, and if it's a little low, maybe an air-pocket or something got cycled through, and the clutch wasn't pulling for a moment.
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00 RT/BC
Dodge Dakota
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4/26/2004
17:05:14
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Guess I should get a Haynes manual. I'm going to go all synthetics soon so maybe this is a good enough reason.
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BeachNutt
Dodge Dakota
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4/27/2004
06:29:11
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Definitely sounds like low fluid. Not sure what else it could be besides that.
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dodgetech02
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4/27/2004
18:27:14
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Hard seals in the trans or low trans fluid go to atf +4
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00 RT/BC
Dodge Dakota
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4/27/2004
18:42:52
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Call me a n00b if you wish but what is ATF +4?
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Mudlizard
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4/27/2004
20:21:44
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ATF +4 is the latest and greatest tranny fluid from Mopar. Its suppose to be a "blend", not full synthetic. At $8 a QT. its not cheap either. You can always go up a grade with your tranny fluid, but never go down a grade with it. (If your using +3, you can go +4, never the opposite). Good luck.
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00 RT/BC
Dodge Dakota
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4/27/2004
20:39:45
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What is the rating on the amsoil synthetic tranny fluid?
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dodgetech02
Dodge Dakota
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4/28/2004
13:21:31
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Thanks Mudlizard We use +4 in all of our trans flushes. It helps some trans but not all with hard seals. I would try a flush first and go from there.
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