david.clement@verizon.net wrote:
> Your 88 and 91 have the same A500 tranny. Not sure when the changed the
> designations but the A500 designation was changed to 42RH but it's still the
> same tranny.
>
> Dave Clement
> 99 SLT+ CC 4x4
>
> In article <43A7B2D0.70801@insightbb.com>, havenx@insightbb.com ("Daniel L.
> Burrows") writes:
>
>>
>>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?
>>
>
>
Are the ratios the same in both the 88 A500 and the 91 42RE?
Also, I put a 125MPH guage cluster in the truck as it has a tach.... Do
I need to change the speed sensor so that it reads correct?
I guess it is clear that the old guage cluster only went to 85.
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