I thought I saw someone making a coupler for the Dakota upper radiator hose that has an 1/8 NPT hole for a temperature sensor.
you would split your upper radiator hose in half and insert the coupler.
Can someone point to the link again?
Dan K.
Vehicle 1: 1992 Dodge Dakota Club Cab LE Color: Two-tone silver Engine: 5.2L EFI Mods: Home-brew CAI, March pullies, K&N Filters, Relocated IAT, DynoMax Turbo Exhaust and Hi-Flow Cat. Race weight: 3700 lbs.
Photo: http://static.flickr.com/42/84856795_c18903d10f.jpg
Vehicle 2: 1993 Ford Crown Victoria LX Color: White Engine: 4.6L EFI Mods: none yet.
Photo: http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3098/2726734706_3f511ec702.jpg
--- On Tue, 6/16/09, DML Digest <owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net> wrote:
> From: DML Digest <owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net>
> Subject: DML Digest V5 #3764
> To: dakota-truck-digest@twistedbits.net
> Date: Tuesday, June 16, 2009, 9:00 PM
>
> DML Digest Wednesday,
> June 17 2009 Volume 05 :
> Number 3764
>
>
>
> The subjects discussed in this digest are:
> ==========
> DML: NV4500?
> DML: Re: NV4500?
> DML: RE: NV4500?
> Re: DML: NV4500?
> RE: DML: 01 Dakota Trans Issue
> Re: DML: NV4500?
> Re: DML: NV4500?
> RE: DML: NV4500?
> RE: DML: 01 Dakota Trans Issue
> DML: Re: NV4500?
> Re: DML: 01 Dakota Trans Issue
> Re: DML: 01 Dakota Trans Issue
>
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Date: Mon, 15 Jun 2009 21:55:05 -0700
> From: David Wilker <wilkerbeast01@charter.net>
> Subject: DML: NV4500?
>
> sn't the NV4500 a 5-speed manual transmission?
>
>
> If we cannot afford to take care of Veterans, then we
> should stop making
> them.
> David C. Wilker Jr.
> USAF (RET)
>
>
>
> On Mon, Jun 15, 2009 at 18:49, John Dunlap <jsdunlap@roadkill.org>
> wrote:
>
> >
> > Another puzzle....the book with my Dak says my tranny
> might be an
> > NV3500. It is 98 w/5.2L and 4x4. Is thiscorrect? i
> think it might be a
> > A500 43 RE/H. How do I tell the difference????
> > John
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Date: Mon, 15 Jun 2009 22:14:56 -0700
> From: "Biff Byrum" <bbyrum9@foothill.net>
> Subject: DML: Re: NV4500?
>
> .Yes it is, I'm kinda stumped
> myself Biff Byrum
> - ----- Original Message -----
> From: "David Wilker" <wilkerbeast01@charter.net>
> To: <dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net>
> Sent: Monday, June 15, 2009 9:55 PM
> Subject: DML: NV4500?
>
>
> >
> > sn't the NV4500 a 5-speed manual transmission?
> >
> >
> > If we cannot afford to take care of Veterans, then we
> should stop making
> > them.
> > David C. Wilker Jr.
> > USAF (RET)
> >
> >
> >
> > On Mon, Jun 15, 2009 at 18:49, John Dunlap <jsdunlap@roadkill.org>
> wrote:
> >
> >>
> >> Another puzzle....the book with my Dak says my
> tranny might be an
> >> NV3500. It is 98 w/5.2L and 4x4. Is thiscorrect? i
> think it might be a
> >> A500 43 RE/H. How do I tell the difference????
> >> John
> >
> >
> >
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Date: Tue, 16 Jun 2009 07:38:04 -0500
> From: "Bernd D. Ratsch" <bernd@dodgetrucks.org>
> Subject: DML: RE: NV4500?
>
> Yup - The NV4500 is a 5-speed. The T56 and G56 are
> the 6-speeds.
>
> - - Bernd
>
> - -----Original Message-----
> From: David Wilker [mailto:wilkerbeast01@charter.net]
>
> Sent: Monday, June 15, 2009 11:55 PM
> To: dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net
> Subject: DML: NV4500?
>
>
> sn't the NV4500 a 5-speed manual transmission?
>
>
> If we cannot afford to take care of Veterans, then we
> should stop making
> them.
> David C. Wilker Jr.
> USAF (RET)
>
>
>
> On Mon, Jun 15, 2009 at 18:49, John Dunlap <jsdunlap@roadkill.org>
> wrote:
>
> >
> > Another puzzle....the book with my Dak says my tranny
> might be an
> > NV3500. It is 98 w/5.2L and 4x4. Is thiscorrect? i
> think it might be a
> > A500 43 RE/H. How do I tell the difference????
> > John
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Date: Tue, 16 Jun 2009 08:52:36 -0400
> From: Andy Levy <andy.levy@gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: DML: NV4500?
>
> On Tue, Jun 16, 2009 at 00:55, David Wilker<wilkerbeast01@charter.net>
> wrote:
> >
> > sn't the NV4500 a 5-speed manual transmission?
>
> Yes, but I don't see any reference to the NV4500 below - I
> see the
> 3500. The 4500 was (is?) found behind the 360 in Rams, it
> was never
> put into a Dak at the factory. Way too big & heavy.
>
> >
> > On Mon, Jun 15, 2009 at 18:49, John Dunlap <jsdunlap@roadkill.org>
> wrote:
> >
> >>
> >> Another puzzle....the book with my Dak says my
> tranny might be an
> >> NV3500. It is 98 w/5.2L and 4x4. Is thiscorrect? i
> think it might be a
> >> A500 43 RE/H. How do I tell the difference????
> >> John
> >
> >
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Date: Tue, 16 Jun 2009 07:41:20 -0500
> From: "Bernd D. Ratsch" <bernd@dodgetrucks.org>
> Subject: RE: DML: 01 Dakota Trans Issue
>
> If you have a manual trans, it's moe than likely the NV3500
> (the AX15 is the
> light weight unit).
>
> If you have the automatic, it's probably the 46RE...but I
> have seen 42/44's
> in the 5.2L's. Look at the side of the transmission
> by the shift linkage -
> there is a part number on the stamping.
>
> - - Bernd
>
> - -----Original Message-----
> From: John Dunlap [mailto:jsdunlap@roadkill.org]
>
> Sent: Monday, June 15, 2009 8:49 PM
> To: dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net
> Subject: Re: DML: 01 Dakota Trans Issue
>
>
> Another puzzle....the book with my Dak says my tranny might
> be an NV3500. It
> is 98 w/5.2L and 4x4. Is thiscorrect? i think it might be a
> A500 43 RE/H.
> How do I tell the difference????
> John
>
>
>
> On Sun, Jun 14, 2009 at 9:18 PM, Bernd D. Ratsch<bernd@dodgetrucks.org>
> wrote:
> >
> > The solenoids in the 45/545RFE's are prone to getting
> debris in them.
> > You'll need to get the updated solenoid plate which
> has screens on the
> > tops of them. It's nothing like the older 42/44/46RE
> transmissions.
> >
> > - Bernd
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: jon@dakota-truck.net
> [mailto:jon@dakota-truck.net]
> > Sent: Sunday, June 14, 2009 4:01 PM
> > To: dakota-truck-moderator@bent.twistedbits.net
> > Subject: Re: DML: 01 Dakota Trans Issue
> >
> >
> > Bill M <y1topbanana73@gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >
> >> My 01 Dakota 4.7L, 2WD has a trans problem. Out of
> the blue, the
> >> trans will kinda go "ka-chunk" on a shift, then it
> will refuse to
> >> downshift the MIL light comes on. If I pull over,
> shut the truck off,
> >> and restart it, the problem goes away, and the MIL
> light stays on for
> >> a handful of starts before resetting. A friend of
> mine who is a dodge
> >> tech said it's a solenoid in the trans which is a
> pretty common issue.
> >> Problem is I don't remember what he called it so I
> can hunt one down.
> >> Does anyone know what it is?
> >
> >
> > Was it the governor pressure solenoid? Or
> possibly the pressure
> > sensor?
> >
> >
> > --
> >
> -Jon-
> >
> > .- Jon Steiger -- jon@dakota-truck.net
> or jon@jonsteiger.com
> -.
> > | '96 Kolb Firefly, '96 Suzuki Intruder,
> Miscellaneous Mopars |
> > `-------------------------------- http://www.jonsteiger.com --'
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
>
>
> - --
> QUOTING... James Bovard
>
>
> "Democracy must be something more than two wolves and a
> sheep voting on what
> to have for dinner."
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Date: Tue, 16 Jun 2009 09:58:24 -0400
> From: Don Rey <radon220@gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: DML: NV4500?
>
> Both the NV3500 and the NV4500 are 5-spds. (Daks got the
> NV3500....
> and Rams the NV4500 I believe.) You should be able to tell
> by the
> manly (though almost phallic) protrusion from the floor
> between the
> passenger and driver seats 8-)
>
> Don in CT
> 89/94 Dak Vert NV3500 5.2 4x4
> 74 Dart Sport 340
> 98 JeepGC
>
>
> On Tue, Jun 16, 2009 at 12:55 AM, David Wilker<wilkerbeast01@charter.net>
> wrote:
> >
> > sn't the NV4500 a 5-speed manual transmission?
> >
> >
> > If we cannot afford to take care of Veterans, then we
> should stop making
> > them.
> > David C. Wilker Jr.
> > USAF (RET)
> >
> >
> >
> > On Mon, Jun 15, 2009 at 18:49, John Dunlap <jsdunlap@roadkill.org>
> wrote:
> >
> >>
> >> Another puzzle....the book with my Dak says my
> tranny might be an
> >> NV3500. It is 98 w/5.2L and 4x4. Is thiscorrect? i
> think it might be a
> >> A500 43 RE/H. How do I tell the difference????
> >> John
> >
> >
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Date: Tue, 16 Jun 2009 09:09:35 -0500
> From: John Dunlap <jsdunlap@roadkill.org>
> Subject: Re: DML: NV4500?
>
> Even more the puzzle, mine is a column shift
> automatic......
>
> On Mon, Jun 15, 2009 at 11:55 PM, David Wilker<wilkerbeast01@charter.net>
> wrote:
> >
> > sn't the NV4500 a 5-speed manual transmission?
> >
> >
> > If we cannot afford to take care of Veterans, then we
> should stop making
> > them.
> > David C. Wilker Jr.
> > USAF (RET)
> >
> >
> >
> > On Mon, Jun 15, 2009 at 18:49, John Dunlap <jsdunlap@roadkill.org>
> wrote:
> >
> >>
> >> Another puzzle....the book with my Dak says my
> tranny might be an
> >> NV3500. It is 98 w/5.2L and 4x4. Is thiscorrect? i
> think it might be a
> >> A500 43 RE/H. How do I tell the difference????
> >> John
> >
> >
>
>
>
> - --
> QUOTING... James Bovard
>
>
> "Democracy must be something more than two wolves and a
> sheep voting
> on what to have for dinner."
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Date: Tue, 16 Jun 2009 09:23:06 -0500
> From: "Bernd D. Ratsch" <bernd@dodgetrucks.org>
> Subject: RE: DML: NV4500?
>
> That's normal
>
> - -----Original Message-----
> From: John Dunlap [mailto:jsdunlap@roadkill.org]
>
> Sent: Tuesday, June 16, 2009 9:10 AM
> To: dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net
> Subject: Re: DML: NV4500?
>
>
> Even more the puzzle, mine is a column shift
> automatic......
>
> On Mon, Jun 15, 2009 at 11:55 PM, David Wilker<wilkerbeast01@charter.net>
> wrote:
> >
> > sn't the NV4500 a 5-speed manual transmission?
> >
> >
> > If we cannot afford to take care of Veterans, then we
> should stop
> > making them.
> > David C. Wilker Jr.
> > USAF (RET)
> >
> >
> >
> > On Mon, Jun 15, 2009 at 18:49, John Dunlap <jsdunlap@roadkill.org>
> wrote:
> >
> >>
> >> Another puzzle....the book with my Dak says my
> tranny might be an
> >> NV3500. It is 98 w/5.2L and 4x4. Is thiscorrect? i
> think it might be
> >> a A500 43 RE/H. How do I tell the difference????
> >> John
> >
> >
>
>
>
> - --
> QUOTING... James Bovard
>
>
> "Democracy must be something more than two wolves and a
> sheep voting on what
> to have for dinner."
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Date: Tue, 16 Jun 2009 10:37:24 -0400
> From: "Gabriel Couriel" <gcouriel@gmail.com>
> Subject: RE: DML: 01 Dakota Trans Issue
>
> If memory serves, by 2001, Dodge had stopped using the
> AX-15, and was
> equipping all manual-equipped Daks with NV-3500's.
> for automatics, the V6's
> got 42RE's, 5.2L's got 44RE's, and 5.9L's got the 46RE's
> (4.7L's got the
> 45RFE).
>
> Gabriel A. Couriel
>
>
> - -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net
> [mailto:owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net]
> On Behalf Of Bernd D.
> Ratsch
> Sent: Tuesday, June 16, 2009 8:41 AM
> To: dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net
> Subject: RE: DML: 01 Dakota Trans Issue
>
>
> If you have a manual trans, it's moe than likely the NV3500
> (the AX15 is the
> light weight unit).
>
> If you have the automatic, it's probably the 46RE...but I
> have seen 42/44's
> in the 5.2L's. Look at the side of the transmission
> by the shift linkage -
> there is a part number on the stamping.
>
> - - Bernd
>
> - -----Original Message-----
> From: John Dunlap [mailto:jsdunlap@roadkill.org]
>
> Sent: Monday, June 15, 2009 8:49 PM
> To: dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net
> Subject: Re: DML: 01 Dakota Trans Issue
>
>
> Another puzzle....the book with my Dak says my tranny might
> be an NV3500. It
> is 98 w/5.2L and 4x4. Is thiscorrect? i think it might be a
> A500 43 RE/H.
> How do I tell the difference????
> John
>
>
>
> On Sun, Jun 14, 2009 at 9:18 PM, Bernd D. Ratsch<bernd@dodgetrucks.org>
> wrote:
> >
> > The solenoids in the 45/545RFE's are prone to getting
> debris in them.
> > You'll need to get the updated solenoid plate which
> has screens on the
> > tops of them. It's nothing like the older 42/44/46RE
> transmissions.
> >
> > - Bernd
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: jon@dakota-truck.net
> [mailto:jon@dakota-truck.net]
> > Sent: Sunday, June 14, 2009 4:01 PM
> > To: dakota-truck-moderator@bent.twistedbits.net
> > Subject: Re: DML: 01 Dakota Trans Issue
> >
> >
> > Bill M <y1topbanana73@gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >
> >> My 01 Dakota 4.7L, 2WD has a trans problem. Out of
> the blue, the
> >> trans will kinda go "ka-chunk" on a shift, then it
> will refuse to
> >> downshift the MIL light comes on. If I pull over,
> shut the truck off,
> >> and restart it, the problem goes away, and the MIL
> light stays on for
> >> a handful of starts before resetting. A friend of
> mine who is a dodge
> >> tech said it's a solenoid in the trans which is a
> pretty common issue.
> >> Problem is I don't remember what he called it so I
> can hunt one down.
> >> Does anyone know what it is?
> >
> >
> > Was it the governor pressure solenoid? Or
> possibly the pressure
> > sensor?
> >
> >
> > --
> >
> -Jon-
> >
> > .- Jon Steiger -- jon@dakota-truck.net
> or jon@jonsteiger.com
> -.
> > | '96 Kolb Firefly, '96 Suzuki Intruder,
> Miscellaneous Mopars |
> > `-------------------------------- http://www.jonsteiger.com --'
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
>
>
> - --
> QUOTING... James Bovard
>
>
> "Democracy must be something more than two wolves and a
> sheep voting on what
> to have for dinner."
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Date: Tue, 16 Jun 2009 13:36:38 -0400
> From: "Mike Sykes" <mikesykes@cox.net>
> Subject: DML: Re: NV4500?
>
> >>sn't the NV4500 a 5-speed manual
> transmission?<<
>
> Yes, 5 speed manual heavy duty. Found mostly in Ram 2500's
> w/Cummins or
> V10s. VERY rare to find one behind a 5.9, and they were
> never offered in
> 1500 trucks.The NV4500 has been replaced with the NV5600
> 6spd mated to the
> Cummins.
>
> - - miggity
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Date: Tue, 16 Jun 2009 13:34:02 -0400
> From: "Mike Sykes" <mikesykes@cox.net>
> Subject: Re: DML: 01 Dakota Trans Issue
>
> >>Another puzzle....the book with my Dak says my
> tranny might be an
> NV3500. It is 98 w/5.2L and 4x4. Is thiscorrect? i think it
> might be a
> A500 43 RE/H. How do I tell the difference????<<<
>
> NV series = manual
>
> A500/518, 42Rx, 46Rx = auto
>
> - - miggity
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Date: Tue, 16 Jun 2009 11:45:44 -0500
> From: John Dunlap <jsdunlap@roadkill.org>
> Subject: Re: DML: 01 Dakota Trans Issue
>
> Thanks guys, I'll take a look. I did once and I guess I was
> looking in
> wrong place. Who knew that books that are thrown in the
> glove box are
> not necessarily the right book.
>
>
>
> On Mon, Jun 15, 2009 at 8:55 PM, Andy Levy<andy.levy@gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >
> > On Mon, Jun 15, 2009 at 21:49, John Dunlap<jsdunlap@roadkill.org>
> wrote:
> >>
> >> Another puzzle....the book with my Dak says my
> tranny might be an
> >> NV3500. It is 98 w/5.2L and 4x4. Is thiscorrect? i
> think it might be a
> >> A500 43 RE/H. How do I tell the difference????
> >> John
> >
> > If you have a manual, you have the NV3500. Otherwise,
> you have the 44RE
> >
> >> On Sun, Jun 14, 2009 at 9:18 PM, Bernd D.
> Ratsch<bernd@dodgetrucks.org>
> wrote:
> >>>
> >>> The solenoids in the 45/545RFE's are prone to
> getting debris in them.
> >>> You'll need to get the updated solenoid plate
> which has screens on the tops
> >>> of them. Â It's nothing like the older
> 42/44/46RE transmissions.
> >>>
> >>> - Bernd
> >>>
> >>> -----Original Message-----
> >>> From: jon@dakota-truck.net
> [mailto:jon@dakota-truck.net]
> >>> Sent: Sunday, June 14, 2009 4:01 PM
> >>> To: dakota-truck-moderator@bent.twistedbits.net
> >>> Subject: Re: DML: 01 Dakota Trans Issue
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> Bill M <y1topbanana73@gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> My 01 Dakota 4.7L, 2WD has a trans
> problem. Out of the blue, the trans
> >>>> will kinda go "ka-chunk" on a shift, then
> it will refuse to downshift
> >>>> the MIL light comes on. If I pull over,
> shut the truck off, and
> >>>> restart it, the problem goes away, and the
> MIL light stays on for a
> >>>> handful of starts before resetting. A
> friend of mine who is a dodge
> >>>> tech said it's a solenoid in the trans
> which is a pretty common issue.
> >>>> Problem is I don't remember what he called
> it so I can hunt one down.
> >>>> Does anyone know what it is?
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> Â Was it the governor pressure solenoid?
> Â Or possibly the pressure
> >>> sensor?
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> --
> >>> Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
> Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
> Â -Jon-
> >>>
> >>> Â .- Jon Steiger -- jon@dakota-truck.net
> or jon@jonsteiger.com
> -.
> >>> Â | '96 Kolb Firefly, '96 Suzuki Intruder,
> Miscellaneous Mopars |
> >>> Â `-------------------------------- http://www.jonsteiger.com --'
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> --
> >> QUOTING... Â James Bovard
> >>
> >> "Democracy must be something more than two wolves
> and a sheep voting
> >> on what to have for dinner."
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
>
>
>
> - --
> QUOTING... James Bovard
>
>
> "Democracy must be something more than two wolves and a
> sheep voting
> on what to have for dinner."
>
> ------------------------------
>
> End of DML Digest V5 #3764
> **************************
>
>
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