Terrible Tom wrote:
>
> Daniel L. Burrows wrote:
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>>
>> So yea, I need to put a transmission in my 91 3.9 Dakota as my old one
>> failed. My old transmission has first and reverse-not good. While it
>> was in the process of breaking I only got second and sometimes third
>> when the transmission got warmer. When it was cold I only got first
>> and it took a few minutes for it to actually shift from park into
>> first. I have an old 88 LE with a 3.9 in it and I think I am going to
>> put that transmission in there as it is an OD transmission as well. I
>> see no reason for it not to fit but maybe I am wrong. Before I do this
>> swap I want to make sure I am correct. My thought is that the valve
>> body in the transmission is not function. To be for sure there are a
>> few things I need to know. Is a 91 3.9 Dakota transmission hydraulic
>> or electronic? I always thought it was hydraulic with an electronic
>> over drive. The reason I question this is because one person suggested
>> that I put a speed sensor in it…. I do know that the speed sensor has
>> a wire harness that connects to it but I thought it was for over
>> drive, and that the other wire that connects to the transmission was
>> for the neutral safety switch. I also recall that in the past, when I
>> was in high school, that the speed sensor broke off as something in
>> the road broke it off and the transmission still shifted…. Maybe the
>> newer Dakotas have an electronic transmission? What do you guys think
>> about all that?
>>
>
> OOOOohhh an oppertunity for me to BASH an A-500 that grenaded! hehehe
>
> That transmission should bolt right in place with no trouble. Its
> probably an A-500 - and as we all know - I HATE the A-500. Ok -
> anyway.. yeah it should work with no problems. You should have the
> electrical connector for the Neutral saftey switch (round three pin
> connector) and then the speedometer cable should plug into the speed
> sensor which should have an electrical connector. My 89 has this set up
> - your 91 should too - and if the 88 has the A-500 OD - it should work
> as well. Odds are if your current trans isnt working - its prolly not
> the valve body. The clutch material (bands) in these trannys is pretty
> weak - compared to other builds... and that usually goes out. Or the
> Overdrive unit will fail first and contaminate the fluid causing the
> bands in the transmission to puke next.
>
> Gotta get to work !
>
Is the 91 3.9 Dakota transmission hydraulic or electronic? I always
thought it was hydraulic with an electronic over drive.? If this is true
did they go to a fully electronic transmission at some point in time?
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