1994 Dodge Van transmission problem
From : Annonymous
Q: i have a 1994 dodge full size van with a 318 engine and an a518 4 speed with overdrive tranny. ive had this van for a few years and it has leaked fluid and made a little noise since i purchased it. i made the mistake of putting some transmission additive for high mileage transmissions. a few days later the tranny would not work. i dropped the pan changed the fluid and filter adjusted the bands as per manual. i drove it around 10 miles and the tranny started sounding like metal grinding very loud. i immediately took it out of overdrive and the noise went away. ive drove the van without overdrive for several weeks. recently i backed off the kick-down band adjustment 1/2 turn. i test drove the van and it shifted smoother but the overdrive still made a lot of noise. i also looked at the electrical wiring to see if anything looked loose. i let the van sit a few hours and the tranny would not shift out of 1st gear. any idea as to where i need to look first i also have a 1989 tranny i think its a a998/99 that i would like to use temporary while i work on the original. what problems will i encounter outside of finding a drive shaft that will fit the transmission mount wont work with the older one. hopfully youve got a crossmember and mount from a three speed truck .
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From : Annonymous
that spelling correct im wondering. i know the connection was talked about briefly but as this goes along there are a lot of parallels. roy .
From : bigironram
on tue 29 aug 2006 183212 -0400 roy roy@home.net wrote on 29 aug 2006 124039 -0700 johnnie@icarus-design.co.uk wrote i have horrific nightmares returning from my days of owning an 87 blazer with 700r4 box! i have a 89 burb with a 700r4 that has not given me two cents of trouble since new and it has 180k mile plus on it now. alxe ratio speed and load will determine when to downshift at lower speeds. you might trouble shoot a bit more and see what the speed is at which it no longer does it to determine the threshold and whether or not there is a problem. ----------------- hey a-- hole go back a to the other threads and answer the questions and back up your statements. a--hole roy youre starting to get soft in your old age. bg soft dont kid yourself .g just figured kids back at school and so on. personally i think that snoman is an ass clown even on his best day but then im not getting so soft yet. certainly is! roy .
From : Annonymous
hey does anyone out there know much about minivans i want to buy a 2000 or so dodge grand caravan plymouth voyager or chrysler minivan and want to use it not only as my occasional family car but also as a commercial vehicle in my small construction business. if i ever have really large jobs i can always have lumber delivered but still i would like to have the towing capacity and interior space to load it up with as much as possible if i can.. i also intend to put a heavy duty roof rack on it too if anyone has any suggestions... basically ive heard that there are a few models that have oversized radiators heavier duty suspension packages and better more fuel efficient engine or what not for what i need to do.. i would like the option of maybe even hooking up a trailer or something sometime if i ever needed to as well if i ever get around to it in case i ever need to haul away debris to the dump or something such as that.. are there any mini-van enthusiasts out there that may be able to give me some good and useful advice i want to buy one soon but i want to get the good model.. also im interested in the awd all wheel drive and would like to get that option if it seems good. any or all advice would be appreciated! thanks ben in boston in a nutshell....dont get any make of mini-van for what you are describing. they are light duty people movers and not much else. what i think you need is a full sized rear wheel drive cargo van. i think youll get much better service out of it. wait a minute!! you have a mini van and it hauls you around just fine. the weight has to be about the same.vbg seriously denny is 100% correct get a larger truck roy denny .
From : bigironram
bigironram wrote i have a 1994 dodge full size van with a 318 engine and an a518 4 speed with overdrive tranny. ive had this van for a few years and it has leaked fluid and made a little noise since i purchased it. i made the mistake of putting some transmission additive for high mileage transmissions. a few days later the tranny would not work. i dropped the pan changed the fluid and filter adjusted the bands as per manual. i drove it around 10 miles and the tranny started sounding like metal grinding very loud. i immediately took it out of overdrive and the noise went away. ive drove the van without overdrive for several weeks. recently i backed off the kick-down band adjustment 1/2 turn. i test drove the van and it shifted smoother but the overdrive still made a lot of noise. i also looked at the electrical wiring to see if anything looked loose. i let the van sit a few hours and the tranny would not shift out of 1st gear. any idea as to where i need to look first i also have a 1989 tranny i think its a a998/99 that i would like to use temporary while i work on the original. what problems will i encounter outside of finding a drive shaft that will fit the transmission mount wont work with the older one. hopfully youve got a crossmember and mount from a three speed truck thanks bigironram! i do have the transmission crossmember and mount. i also have the complete 1989 van to rob parts from. my concern is the wiring. is there any wiring connection differences between the two trannys that could cause a problem again i appreciate your response! .