Well, here's what I'm stuck with in mine, '98 CC 2x4 5.2Lv-8 :
DGB = STD (Standard) Duty 4spd Auto Trans
DGW = 4spd Auto Trans 44RE
This is matched with :
DMD = 3.5 axle ratio w/8.25" size rear end
DSA = Ltd. slip differential
BKP = 10x2.5 rear brakes
VIN 1B7GL 22Y6 WS58 1453
I have the HD group, the tow package and the tire & handeling pkgs.
I can see cooling lines into the rad for the trans, and have a finned
cooler line in the power steering loop. I have 11K on the truck, and
have not seen the trans temp light. Got pretty hot a couple of times
here in Los Angeles, on 100+ days, stuck in traffic, temp gauge got up
to the 12:00 position, and I could hear the thermo-clutch on the
fan had engaged, and was roaring full air, just like at a cold start
for the first min. Later that day, was cruiseing at 65+ up a hill
on the fwys, no lights either.
> Ever since I bought my Dak, I have had on and off problems with the
> Trans Temp light coming on. I have 6,000 miles on the truck now, and
> the Trans Temp light came on again last night for the fourth time. All
> four times that it has come on, it has been under normal driving
> conditions. The first time it happened, the dealer just thought it was
> a fluke with the PCM (there was a TSB out for something like this, but
> it was for a '97 Ram), the second time they decided to replace the Trans
> Temp sensor, and the third time they changed the fluid and adjusted the
> bands. Anyway, I was pulling the manual out of the glove compartment
> today to get the phone # for CC, and I noticed something weird that
> caught my eye on the components list that is taped to the inside of the
> glove compartment door. The information that caught my eye was the
> following:
>
> Code: DGB - STD (Standard) Duty 4spd Auto Trans
> Code: DGW - 4spd Auto Trans 44RE
>
> The first one it what concerns me. I have a V8. I thought that all
> V8's with an auto came with the Heavy Duty transmission and all V6's
> with an auto came with the Standard Duty transmission. At least that is
> what's shown in the features and options list in the Dakota
> advertisement catalog. Also, does anyone know what the second listing
> (DGW) stands for? Does everyone else with a '98 V8 auto have the
> "Standard Duty 4spd Auto Trans" listed on the glove compartment door, or
> is this something that I should point out to the dealer as a possible
> problem? It would really suck if I had the wrong tranny in my truck!!!
>
> Thanks for any help,
> Chris
> '98 Sport+ 4x4
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