Re: Rev-happy Ram

From: Bob Tom (tigers@bserv.com)
Date: Fri Dec 15 2000 - 16:45:07 EST


At 04:16 AM 12/15/00 GMT, you wrote:
>
> I don't have a lot of experience with auto trannies so I was hoping
someone
>here might have some insight. My winter/offroad vehicle is a '92 Ram 4x4
with
>a 318 Magnum and the A518 tranny. If I accellerate aggressively from a stop
>(as agressively as a 17.9 second truck can accellerate anyway) ;-), the darn
>tranny won't go into overdrive! I have to shut off the engine and
re-start.
>Its almost as if the computer decides "oh, you want to go into high
performance
>mode, eh?" and I'm stuck in 3rd gear at 55mph with little to no pressure
on the
>gas pedal.
>
>Now, I'm not sure if its actually not going into OD or if its just not
locking
>up (maybe both), but the RPMs sure are up there! It only gets 10-13mpg as
it
>is, I don't need any of this sort of "help" from the tranny! :-)
>
> Thanks! -Jon-

Jon

Does this happen only when you do a hard acceleration, i.e. do the revs
seem about right above 55 mph and do you still accelerate under a 'normal'
type of acceleration?

Bob



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