Ya know,
It's funny but as soon as I drove this thing I said to my self "I think
there is more Diemler than Chrysler in this drive train. The hi revving v8
and they way the trans shifts it just feels Euro..
Well, It's annoyance but I can live with it. Sounds like a neat design with
those alternate gears. Hopefully it's not something that brakes easily. I
wonder if this design has been used in other vehicles prior to this one.
Maybe in a Benz????
Part if me wishes I had gotten a 5.9. Go old tried ant true motor. But as
long as this one holds up I guess it's cool. It's not like they had a slew
of used 2001 QC's with v8's in em. This one was the only one.
I think I got a good deal on it 19450 with 16k on the clock "ex renta car"
and I think with all the options it has I would be looking at around 25-27k
for a brand spanking new one. Am I right on this????
maybe they should have stayed with the 218. I had two of those and I could
not kill those motors no matter how hard I tried. and believe me I tried.
hope this motor is the same.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jayson Woodruff" <woodrufj@yahoo.com>
To: <dakota-truck-moderator@bent.twistedbits.net>
Sent: Monday, August 20, 2001 10:33 PM
Subject: Re: DML: trans on the 2001 QC 4.7 auto
> 45E I think is what it's called.
>
> There is only one automatic for the 4.7L and thats the multi-speed.
Here's a
> little back ground about it.
>
> 1.) Comes with it's own computer, a TCM
>
> 2.) Is a four speed tranny, but has 5 gears, Huh... There are two second
> gears. One for upshifting and one for downshifting. The reason behind
this is
> to give the engine a usable gear lower than third to tow up hill, dropping
into
> a normal second while towing uphill would throw the RPMs very high. This
down
> shifting 2nd gear is also nice for freeway passing.
>
> 3.) It's roomered that this part is Diemler's doing. The drivechain has a
> feature that retards the spark advance as it's shifting. Result: light
> feeling, but low performance shifts. This is probably what your feeling
in the
> slow 1 to 2 shift.
>
> Good luck finding anything to help the performance of the tranny. It's
still
> very new and I know of no upgrades.
>
> Jay W
>
>
> Bruce wrote:
>
> > well how would I know this? I have the print out I remember it was a 4
with
> > a few EEE in it. I can go look it up.
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Wes Weems" <wweems@fix.net>
> > To: <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
> > Sent: Monday, August 20, 2001 4:42 PM
> > Subject: DML: RE: Re: trans on the 2001 QC 4.7 auto
> >
> > > Nah, I very little known thing... half the people who have bought
trucks
> > > with the 4.7l v8... are cruising around with some variable speed
> > > transmission... not too unlike transmissions in some motorcycles...
> > >
> > >
> > > WES
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: owner-dakota-truck@buffnet.net
> > > [mailto:owner-dakota-truck@buffnet.net] On Behalf Of kwreimer
> > > Sent: Monday, August 20, 2001 4:06 PM
> > > To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
> > > Subject: DML: Re: trans on the 2001 QC 4.7 auto
> > >
> > > A SHIFT KIT???
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Bruce B" <bruce@coldmourning.com>
> > > To: <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
> > > Sent: Monday, August 20, 2001 8:38 AM
> > > Subject: DML: trans on the 2001 QC 4.7 auto
> > >
> > >
> > > > I notice the shifting on this thing is kinda funny to me. From first
> > > to
> > > > second is slow, sloppy kinda like letting the clutch out real slow
on
> > > a
> > > > manual. are they all like this? It's most noticeable when getting on
> > > it.
> > > >
> > > > I love this truck but now I'm kinda wishing I bought a 4x4.
> > > >
> > > > wonder if I could sell this thing for like 21k
> > > >
> > > > anyway, tell me about this tranny and what I can to to change the
> > > shifting
> > > > characteristics.
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
>
>
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