2002 Dodge Cummins Tranny issue?
From : clinton jensen
Q: the truck has about 85000 on it and this is the first time i noticed this problem. whats the consensus tranny problem or something else yep. whens the last time the fluid/filter was changed .
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From : tom lawrence
im sure you did tom youre just being polite. hell why not just remove the ignition fuse/relay from the main distro center now why didnt i think of that .
From : mike simmons
on mon 24 oct 2005 030122 gmt tom lawrence tnloaswpraemnmcien5g@earthlink.net wrote hell why not just remove the ignition fuse/relay from the main distro center now why didnt i think of that because you cant agree with me didnt read my response to the question did ya beekeep .
From : mike simmons
what year and how many miles ekej51@earthlink.net writes for sale/ trade. i have a 2500 dodge slt 2 wdr quad cab short box with all the goodies. cummins ho auto towing package spray in bed liner running boards wind deflectors front windows would like 96/97 slt12valve engine extended cab. am open for offer. emil .
From : tom lawrence
kurt wrote for sale/ trade. i have a 2500 dodge slt 2 wdr quad cab short box with all the what year how much for straight up sale miles location -- ken .
From : max dodge
http//www.risingconcepts.com/frapper/dodgetrucks i started one for dodge trucks it is pretty cool come join in. -- coasty remove the spooge to reply .
From : max dodge
check the fluid level. after driving for a few days following transmission service i have to top mine off again. ive noticed my transmission slipping after making left turns when the fluid level is low. gulp i checked a few minutes ago. it was on the low side ... the level was down near the min mark. i put 1/2 quart in. ill drive it and see if that helps. thanks for the suggestion. craig c. .
From : max dodge
on sat 22 oct 2005 170403 gmt max dodge max340@verizon.net wrote if you bomb it you need to have a manual tranny or upgrade the auto. even with the manual trans the clutch can slip. good point. several people on tdr have upgraded the clutch when they bombed. the point is that you cant bitch about the tranny they put behind a 325 hp/610 torque engine if you beef the motor up to 450 hp/750 torque. it is ridiculous to blame that on dc. i have an 03auto with the 305/555 engine. it is a pulling machine and i really dont need to bomb the engine to tow with it. the tranny has been strong and i tow around 11 to 12 k regularly. .
From : thesnoman
aarcuda69062 wrote coasty uscgretspooge@comcast.net wrote yes but if you get caught by the tax nazis you will be in deep do-do. also there is a dye in the fuel used for auto consumption that is how they tell it apart. if you decide to do so put a pre-filter with a water separator on the tank it will save you some head aches. why would the government dye the fuel used for auto consumption do you think they want to bust those who use -on- road fuel in an -off- road application it is dyed when it is sold as home heating oil so it is marked as a non road fuel no road tax for those trying to get around the tax. motor fuel is not dyed. -- ----------------- www.thesnoman.com .
From : max dodge
no sorry i do not have it wrong according to chrysler engineers i worked alongside of while they were assisting in the installation of catalytic converter manufacturing equipment at arvin ind inc in franklin in in 1971. they understood the need for proper combustion the complete burning process happening in the cylinder while the epa was demanding retarded timings and all when the first emissions laws were enforced . . .uh correction . . shoved down our throats. if you remember for about 4 years cars in america got horrid mileage because of screwed up tune procedures. my own experience was a 72 charger with 400/2 bbl engine that got only 14 mpg on the highway / 8 in town when tuned to 1972 specifications but that jumped to 17 around town and 24 highway when tuned to 1968 specs . . . .and it still ran fine on 87 octane fuel -- budd cochran warning!!! poster still believes that intelligence logic common sense courtesy and religious beliefs are still important in our society and might include them in his posts. you have it wrong on cr ratio as you raise it you increase the thermodynamic efficency of the engine and it will boost mpg if you use the correct fuel octane and valve timing with it. it capture more energy from expanding gasses. one of the main reasons oil burners get better mpg is because the same higher cr that is needed to ignite fuel also extract more energy for expanding mixture. cr ratio is a key factor in mpg and if you bulit a gas engine properly with 12 to one or better cr you should see a 10 to 15% or better improvement in mpg. if you ran one on propane you could do up 13 to one with ease because of its high octane. budd cochran wrote agreed. while a higher c.r. improves specific horsepower not always economy it cannot pull more hp out of the fuel than is available. go too far with cr and you will lose economy. its more important to burn all the fuel you can in the cylinder and low octane fuel actually burns faster than high octane. the water/alcohol system i used added a fuel in the form of alcohol vapor and the water vapor reduced the chance of detonation from a lean mix / excessive timing advance situation at cruise throttle. for example my 79 dodge d-150 with 318 ran 55 degrees advance at less than 40 mph mechanical and vacuum advances combined. normally vacuum advance doesnt come in under cruise throttle until 50 mph and yielded 20+ mpg from a vehicle with the aerodynamics of a brick but it would detonate under certain conditions. the 65 225 slant six otoh ran two light springs in the mechanical advance which brought full advance in at around 1000 rpm. on 87 octane this would be a massive ping situation under any load but it only pinged when i forgot to add mix to the bottle. in a 64 valiant it towed an overloaded u-haul trailer over monarch pass co 11000+ feet without strain and delivered 28 mpg at the time. the water / alcohol injection system was on that engine for over 100000 miles and during that time my worst fuel mileage was 20 mpg ... the point had burned up and i didnt have another set until payday the next weekend -- budd cochran warning!!! poster still believes that intelligence logic common sense courtesy and religious beliefs are still important in our society and may include them in his posts. budd cochran wrote to big al yes i read the article and if it were anymore vague it could be used as a soap-opera script. more hype about himself that about the carb and not enough about himself to determine if hes even a logical shadetree inventor. i printed out the pop mech article. the water injection they used works off manifold vacuum which drops as the throttle opened reducing vapor flow. a 5-10% improvement is about the maximum improvement and is about all you could expect * at best* . the system i used on the slant six drew vacuum off the distributor vacuum advance port vacuum increases with throttle opening delivering more vapor at higher rpm used an aquarium air stone 50/50 water alcohol mix and a heavily recurved distributor. full mechanical advance just above idle and full vacuum @ 4 inches of mercury iirc. budd on sun 16 oct 2005 164741 -0700 big al nospamsal1@qwest.net wrote a computerized overly complicated overly expensive way of injecting water into the intake flow. i see no verifcation of his 70 mpg claim nor any proof that he knows anything about combustion physics thermal dynamics fuel manufacture . . .no evidence hes anything but a charlatain. how does water injection help it allows a much leaner mixture by moderating the combustion process and preventing lean mixture detonation problems. it was commonly used in ww ii on many of our fighters to give higher power outputs under combat conditions. the
From : thesnoman
says... to bdk; can you tell me where your antenna is mounted mine is in the upper left corner on the drivers side of the windshield. the whip of the antenna is pointing down. on the car i had before it another onea clifford was mounted behind the rear view mirror and was mounted horizontally. it worked flawlessly. howard says... i had a local speed shop install an electric starter in my 04 1500 hemi qc. the make was dei. a real piece of crap . very little range. i was thinking about ripping it out and having the mopar unit installed. anybody know whether or not the mopar might simply be a plug in type unit that i could do or does it half to be done by a dealer i have the remote door locks already. i par my truck about 200ft from my apartment and it doesnt start. ive had 3 trucks with dei remote starters. there have been zero problems related to wiring or installation my present truck seems to cook the brain of the remote starter about every 9 months its a 15 minute job to put another one in and its totally under the lifetime warranty. all that happens is the blower wont run when its in remote start a hassle in the winter for sure its something that my truck and only my truck seems to do. they even checked it out for too high or low voltages and spikes etc and it was cleaner than usual. the last one they put in is a year old now so maybe its cured. range is almost ridiculous. just to see how far it went i parked my truck in the upper left hand corner of a very large mall parking lot and a friend took me to the lower right hand side and it started with no problems. i couldnt see the truck the mall was in between. he took me down the street another big block and it still started. this was at least a quarter mile! more than enough for me. if i have to walk 10 minutes to get to my truck im parking in the wrong place. i think you may have a dud or the installation was messed up. the place i had mine done all three times has been doing them for over 30 years and the guy who put the last two in had been doing them nearly 10 himself. when they dont need to open up the installation instruction sheets anymore they have done enough of them to have it down. btw i would be shocked if the mopar starter wasnt dei. they make most of them the decent ones anyway. viper clifford dei all the same company. why the car companies waited all this time to put them in is something i just dont understand. now if they would just give up on the crappy head units they put in most cars. just make a deal with pioneer or someone and use a standard mount and when you buy the car/truck you can pick any one of say three or four standard sized head units and three levels of speakers you want from them or no stereo at all with just the hole in the dash and the wiring already set to go.. bdk mine is behind the rear view mirror pointing downthe mounting part is at the top just like the last two. bdk .
From : max dodge
suddenly without warning denny exclaimed 22-oct-05 145 am i probably should have put a ;- in my original post. dont let anyone here get to you. no worries. i usually dont but 3 weeks of bronchitis followed by idiots at work that micromanage when theyre not even my manager have me a bit more annoyed in general just now. i usually just ignore. i learned how to do that from my cat jmc if we wasnt so far apart id send my little grandcritter over to give ya a hug. she hugs really really good. a bunch better than an old fart hug. g denny its the thought that counts... id take either at the moment; a hugs a hug! i was just remembering hearing somewhere that a person needed x number of hugs a day for mental health. dont remember what x equals though... jmc .
From : thenewguy
nope all sounds correct. check that you didnt tweek the tv cable. thats the cable that comes from the rear and attaches to the lever that has the spring on it. ill check that. thanks for all the help. craig c. .
From : thenewguy
im thinking the poster with the three relays had the best solution. you could just throw them in your pocket they arent heavy like the battery no thief is going to have a spare set much less even know they are missing. what thief is going to break into a second vehicle looking for relays to start your vehicle. if you remove the battery youll reset the ecu and the van may run rough for a few days. id also use the club as a visual deterent. might save the cost of a window. why no just pull the ignition fuse beekeep on 19 oct 2005 230135 -0700 timw spiderweb-books@earthlink.net wrote im about to head out on a 10 week trip round the usa in my conversion van and as it will be my home for most of that time i wanted to ensure that it will be as secure as possible from thieves. i dont really have much confidence in regular alarm systems - when was the last time you saw an alarm go off and heard someone say quick call the police as i have a padlocked strong box under the bed inside i figured i might be able to quicky detach a key component from the engine and stash it in the locked box while im away from the vehicle but i dont know what would be most suitable. in the old days i could have simply removed the distributer cap but with computer managed fuel systems now that isnt an option. any ideas i saw an interesting suggestion elsewhere about putting a switch on the line to the fuel pump and hiding it somewhere under the dash but i dont know how easy that would be to do or whether it would cost me a couple of hundred dollars to get an auto electrician to put it in for me. is there a key and unique fuse somewhere on board that i could take out one last point. when i say a strong box i mean just that. its similar to the tool boxes on the back of many pickup trucks and its actually bolted to the floor from the inside so that the only way you could take it out of the vehicle is to break open the lid or padlocks. any advice on the matter would be much appreciated. thanks .
From : tom lawrence
i am installing an alarm in my 2001 dodge pickup. a mopar factory alarm kit. where is the alarm light in a 2001 when it comes from the factory with the alarm already installed thanks bob az .
From : ron stitt
nosey; do you actually have to point the remote at the truck also they have the antenna on the front d/s upper corner of the windshield. i have the the truck which is a quad cab with tinted rear windows parked facing away from me and slightly to the right of my sliding door. could that make a difference. would moving the antenna to the rear window possibly make that much difference thanks howard hp wrote i had a local speed shop install an electric starter in my 04 1500 hemi qc. the make was dei. a real piece of crap . very little range. i was thinking about ripping it out and having the mopar unit installed. anybody know whether or not the mopar might simply be a plug in type unit that i could do or does it half to be done by a dealer i have the remote door locks already. i par my truck about 200ft from my apartment and it doesnt start. ive had great sucess with dei products. take it back to the installer and have them check it out. they may have simply picked a poor location for the antenna or forgot to hook it up. dei offers a lifetime warranty on their products so if it is a defective unit they will replace it. .
From : tom lawrence
a computerized overly complicated overly expensive way of injecting water into the intake flow. i see no verifcation of his 70 mpg claim nor any proof that he knows anything about combustion physics thermal dynamics fuel manufacture . . .no evidence hes anything but a charlatain. how does water injection help it allows a much leaner mixture by moderating the combustion process and preventing lean mixture detonation problems. it was commonly used in ww ii on many of our fighters to give higher power outputs under combat conditions. the moisture also flashes into low pressure steam to add to the power output. in 1970 mother earth magazine ran an article on how to build your own water injection system with an aquarium air stone a mayonaise jar and some vacuum line. add water and rubbing alcohol. on a 225 slant six in a 1964 valiant i got 41.25 mpg on a 145 mile round trip between canon city co and colorado springs co. the engine was running tighter than stock valve lashes mechanical lifters and a recurved distributor. otoh my eldest is now driving my old 1979 d150 318auto 3.55 axle long bed and getting 19 mpg around town and 23 highway but the vacuum advance has been seriously recurved. it also kicks 350 chubbie butt regularly. now what all this points out is there is no miracle carburetor only careful tuneups and modifictions combined with sensible driving habits aggressive driving is a no-no for fuel economy folks will achieve a net increase in economy. budd budd i see no proof that you read the article. did you read it not that i know anything about it but its not water injection like they used in ww2 when we were kids. can you prove the 318 kicks 350 chubbie butt i went to the 50th anniversary of the first nuke in a friends 350 powered 1/2 ton short bed with a aluminum shell. we got just over 25 mpg for the complete trip. i think it was throttle body injected but did not look. it was dead stock automatic trans and the paint was blowing off the hood just like both of my white dodges al al im not known for lying. i resent your insinuation that i am. the bad part is i tried to help you with your rat infestation. therefore i will not waste the effort in the future as you will just consider im lying. and i wasnt born until 47. budd budd didnt want to upset you sorry i did. noticed you didnt answer the question. did you read the article al still has a rat problem there is a fixed amount of energy in a gallon of gas about 50 hp and a bigger factor in fuel economy is engine comprssion ratio than carb. -- ----------------- www.thesnoman.com . 222 307089 1129985184.830402.66860@o13g2000cwo.googlegroups.com just got a 2005 quad cab slt full rear window. there is no seal around the rear window at all. the top of the front window also has no seal. can someone advise if this is normal. mine has the full rear no slider! i did look at one other one at the dealership and no rear window seal on that as well thanks mitch .
From : thesnoman
what about the pcm isnt the one for an automatic different form the one used in the manual yep .