Have you ever had the transmission serviced? It just sounds like a valve
sticking. You would be amazed at how flushing the entire transmission helps
it. Beats the heck out of replacing it.
Rascal
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net
[mailto:owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net] On Behalf Of Zachary
Burcham
Sent: Tuesday, July 06, 2004 8:49 AM
To: dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net
Subject: DML: 92 A500 gives up...
I have a 1992 Dakota 3.9 with the A500 Auto. It's got 165K+ on it and I
think it's finally given up. Been doing "OK" for the last year or year and
a half but it was accumulating and ever increasing number of mannerisms.
Monday morning I went to drive from the GF's to my house and it never
shifted into OD the whole time, 6 minutes at 2600 RPM down a state highway
and never did it shift. It also began to kill the truck at stops as I
drove it a bit farther. Talked to a tranny guy and he said it might be a
sensor but with 170K on it, it's not likely. Any suggestions on what I
should do would be appreciated, I'm wanting to go with a new tranny, as
rebuilds tend to suck and kick it after a year and cost about the same.
Zach Burcham
92dakotahd
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