Yea, mine is a 96 with a 318 and the Ram I drove today is a 4X4 318. I will
have to look to see which Tranny I have because the backup lights are out due
to the switch and everytime I drop in and think of it, I have the car and they
ask which tranny is in it and give me two numbers. I have 10400Km (roughly
60000 miles) and have had no problems with it, is is very smooth and I
sometimes do not treat it very good at all. The Ram did feel real different.
Might have to look more closely at the Ram when I go back for the reverse
switch. Thanks.
-- Shawn Englehart return email: englehart@sympatico.ca www.geocities.com/englehrt www.dakota-truck.net/profiles/Yfz3JVR3VIJnE/profile.htmWill Coughlin wrote:
> Shawn, does your Dakota have a 318 in it? If so, then yes, the transmissions > are the same. It is a wide-ratio NV3500. My good friend just bought a 2001 > ram quad cab 2wd 318/NV3500/3.21open and I drive it sometimes. His > transmission is so much smoother than mine it's not even funny. He swore > that they were not the same tranny after riding with me and seeing me > waiting for synchronizers to spin up and similar quirks. I'm glad I have his > truck to comapre to, stuff that people have been telling me is common fare > with these trannies is not evident in his. Everyone I've ever driven is > different. I have driven 6 V8/NV3500 Dakotas, and 2 NV3500 trannied rams, > and they every one felt different. Even identical > combinations(cab/2wd/4x4/rear ratio). I think that either these > transmissions are very easy to tear up, or the NewVenture > manufacturing/assembly leaves something to be desired. Either way, I feel > there is some quality control issues with this particular product.The most > miles I have ever SEEN on one of these transmissions is 19,2XX miles. Now I > know that Sam parthemer had well over 100K on his '95 before it crapped out, > and several others have good experiences with them. But, I have known many > people locally with V8 Dakotas, and it doesn't seem to matter whether you > drive like grandma or satan, all of their transmissions crapped out at least > twice under the 36K warranty. I currently have 12,300 on mine,and it has > good days and bad days. Everybody that has gotten rid of their Dakotas here > is just waiting for mine to take a dump. I thought I would prove to them > that they were just abusing theirs,and that they were really a solid piece. > I guess not. Sorry for the length! > > Will Coughlin willcoughlin@hotmail.com > '00 reg.cab,2wd,4.7L/NV-3500HD5-spd/3.92sg(9.25") > http://www.geocities.com/willcoughlin/index.html > > ----Original Message Follows---- > From: Shawn <englehart@Sympatico.ca> > > I went to the local dealer to check for a price to repair a rust spot I > missed when someone dinged me, people are bad for that up here. I even > have a door ding on my bike on the gas tank. But I digress, the parts > and service department were closed and I started to look at the new > Dakotas, found out the sales department was still open. They did not > have any with a 5 speed, all auto but did take out a quad cab 318 5sp > 4X4 Ram. Was wondering if if the Rams had the same transmission, felt > different then my 96, the shifting felt notchy. Learned that I like my > Dakota alot better, the Ram was Huge and I would never get it past the > wife. Might go back and try a Dakota when they get some 5sp in or try > the Auto. Anyways, would also like to thank everyone for the help that > everyone has given to my questions and also reading the answer for other > questions. Thanks. > > -- > Shawn Englehart > return email: englehart@sympatico.ca > www.geocities.com/englehrt > www.dakota-truck.net/profiles/Yfz3JVR3VIJnE/profile.htm > > _________________________________________________________________ > Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com
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