Re: 4.7L auto tranny

From: Arnoldo Silva (silva@rio.bravo.net)
Date: Tue Feb 27 2001 - 20:27:29 EST


hey paul how did you like the jet chip was it worth the price
----- Original Message -----
From: "Paul Bullerman" <hemikota@home.com>
To: <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
Sent: Tuesday, February 27, 2001 8:46 PM
Subject: Re: DML: 4.7L auto tranny

> It has to be in the computer, mine has done this too. I put in the jet
> stage II chip and for some unknown reason it dosent do it anymore.
> The 1-2 cutout is the tranny computer. It does that on purpose so
shifting
> at wot wont hurt the tranny.
> it sucks. I should have gotten the 5 speed too.
> Paul
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jason Clifford" <jcliff42@uswest.net>
> To: <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
> Sent: Monday, February 26, 2001 9:32 PM
> Subject: Re: DML: 4.7L auto tranny
>
>
> > I also get some bad, stuttering shifts. Mostly on the 2-3 shift,
> especially
> > when tranny is cold. It only does this under moderate throttle at about
> > 2500 rpm. Never had it do this under full throttle or anything close.
I
> > think this tranny is weird, I can accelerate (slowly) from about 20 to
40
> > without the rpms hardly changing at all. I've never noticed this on any
> > other automatic, and it seems it would build up a lot of heat by
absorbing
> > all that power I'm not putting to the ground.
> >
> > I want a 5 speed!
> >
> > Jason
> > 2000 CC 4x4 4.7 auto
> >
> > Al & Jeanna Figols wrote:
> >
> > > I just signed on to this list today and already I have a question for
> > > all of you '00 4.7L automatic equipped Dakota owners. How does your
> > > transmission shift? I ask because mine seems to have a chatter
between
> > > shifts sometimes. It seems the harder you accelerate the sloppier it
> > > shifts. The other day while pulling a trailer I had to floor it to
get
> > > out into traffic and between the 1st and 2nd shift it acted like it
hit
> > > the rev limiter even though it barely hit the red line. The dealer
> > > first said that they were waiting for a TSB, but I feel like it is
more
> > > than that. It's been to the dealership 4 times! I feel it is a
computer
> > > problem because it doesn't happen all of the time. I'm curious if
> > > anyone else has or is experiencing this. I had a 1990 Chevy truck
with
> > > 240K miles on it that shifted better than my new Dakota does with only
> > > 14k miles.
> > > Thanks,
> > > Al
> >
> >
>
>
>



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