kyle,
that's what i think i am going to do first. find a reputable place that
does complete transmission flush and refill along with new filter. when i
first bought it i didn't know any better, i wasn't nearly as knowledgable as
i am now. and when 60000 miles hit i was going to do it myself. well you
know how that goes... it didn't happen. so now here i am at 89000 miles
with original atf.... stupid me... i heard the same type of thing about
changine old atf. well hopefully a complete tranny flush will help. or my
tranny will finally go... if that happens i may try and rebuild it myself.
i have been talking with will, the paxton, stroker V8 guy and he rebuilt
his own. i maybe looking for a beater car to drive in the meantime then....
we'll see... if i do rebuild i will be building for the future, a
stought tranny for the V8 swap in the future... thanks for the advice...
mike k
94 V6, cc, slt, auto, stuff...
>From: "Kyle Kozubal" <grndak4x4@home.com>
>Reply-To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
>To: <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
>Subject: DML: Re: cold weather tranny woes....
>Date: Mon, 20 Nov 2000 22:15:09 -0600
>
> > well now that it has gotten cold here in michigan. of course my truck
> > doesn't like it... the problem i have is that when i first start the
>truck
> > and go the tranny doesn't like to shift properly. it will usually go
>into
> > 2nd and then keep revving and not going into 3rd. usually i have to let
>off
> > the gas to let it shift into 3rd. after a few blocks the transmission
>gets
> > a bit warmer and starts to shift better. after a few minutes it shifts
> > totally fine. now my truck is a 94 V6 auto 2wd. it has just over 89000
> > miles now. i haven't changed the tranny fluid since i bought it with
>34000
> > miles. so it was probably never changed. i know i should have done it
> > sooner, but i was going to maybe try that first. take it in somewhere
>and
> > get it flushed and stuff. my only worry is that i waited to long and
>that
> > my trans will then be screwed up big time. then i'll be getting a
>rebuild
> > for sure. i was planning that in the future anyways, but i would rather
> > wait til the summer. so what do you all think?? it would be great if
>it
> > just needs the tranny fluid changed... i've heard horror stories from
>other
> > people that changed there fluid with high mileage and screwed there
>trans
> > up... so any advice will help...
>
>Mike,
>So you are saying your Dak with 89,000 miles on it still has the factory
>ATF
>in it? If so, OUCH!
>The recommended tranny service(drop pan, new fluid, new filter) interval is
>every 25,000 to 30,000 miles, or every 2 years. A transmission guy, who is
>a
>friend of the family, told me when I first bought my Dak said this regular
>maintenance will significantly increase the life of the transmission. He
>also installed a tranny cooler which was 'meant' for a 1ton truck, cause
>heat is the #1 killer of auto's. I have my tranny serviced every year,
>reguardless of the mileage; I mean for $40-$50 is it well worth it compared
>to a $1000-$1500 rebuild. I have heard though that if a transmission has a
>lot of miles on it and the fluid has never been changed, they also say it
>may be best to leave the fluid alone; because changing the fluid may loosen
>accumulated varnish deposits that could cause sticking of control valves in
>the valvebody. Maybe the 100% ATF replacement service would be in your best
>interest, as well as getting the pan dropped, cleaned out, and having a new
>filter put on. Might be worth a shot before going into a tranny shop. My
>truck has 132,000 miles on it with no tranny problems so far. It was 20-25
>degrees today in Indiana and my Dak ran and shifted just fine. Good Luck
>man!
>Kyle
>93 Dakota 4x4 V6
>
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