2nd battery in 2 years? 01 Durango SLT

From : r

Q: i disagree with some of this the auto tranny was light to begin with with little reserve by design because dodge did not spend the coin to make it a proper tranny. rubbish. the design is an a727 with an od section. if you recall the a727 was placed behind 425hp hemis not the 5.7 but the 426 six pack 440s and a myriad of other tough situations such as motorhomes and work trucks. if the 727 was good enough to survive this the 618 should also be. the improvements to the 618 to make it the 47re and now the 48re were natural evolutions in trans design not a new design such as the 45rfe or 545rfe. also boat ramp duty is a lot tuff on a tranny than going down the road with a trailer. more rubbish. a boat ramp taken at a proper speed is exactly like going up a grade on a highway. some of those ramps and boat loads can be killers. i have seen more than one tv die on a boat ramp with a big boat behind it. not filter change is going to fix his problem sorry to say. again rubbish. you have no idea what is causing his problem nor do you know what exactly is going on. nor do i. but... suggesting that a trans is dead before doing diagnostic work as well as maintenance to items that could cause the problem is plain stupid. its a good way to spend money when a simple fix may solve the problem. im not sure where your expertise comes from but so far its not exactly expertise. -- max give a man a match and he is warm for a short while. light him on fire and he is warm for the rest of his life. i disagree with some of this the auto tranny was light to begin with with little reserve by design because dodge did not spend the coin to make it a proper tranny. also boat ramp duty is a lot tuff on a tranny than going down the road with a trailer. some of those ramps and boat loads can be killers. i have seen more than one tv die on a boat ramp with a big boat behind it. not filter change is going to fix his problem sorry to say. max dodge wrote sounds like tranny is at end of life cycle and when it gets hots it slips more. or the filter is clogged and the fluid needs to be changed. dodge has had a lot of problem with automatic behind the cummins and redesigned the tranny yet again on 2005 models. no individuals have had problems due to lack of maintenance overloading yeah the tow rating does mean something and power uprates. the trans is the same trans that came out in 1988 as the a618 with more clutches more planetary gears in the gearsets and upgrades such as thrustwashers etc. after you get it rebuilt make sure it has a good sized aux cooler on it too. very good advice. that chip you have on there to boost power adds a lot of strain to tranny that it cannot really handle. few people consider the impact of these boosts on the tranny. which makes it the individuals problem not dodges. another thing if you have a 3.54 or 3.73 axle ratio the tranny will hold up a lot better with a 10 k boat on ramps with a 4.10 axle ratio. while true in stock configuration the 10000# boat is well within the tow rating for the at. as such the gears are of little concern. -- ----------------- www.thesnoman.com .

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From : Annonymous

photondave@gmail.com wrote i am loving it. the shifting is smoothing out. i replaced the the two little wimpy horns with a set of fiamm big boss air horns today. my bil is a die hard ford owner. i drove my ram into his back yard with the headlights shining through his dining room window and laid on the air horn. my sil about wet her pants. tomorrow im installing the xm radio. matt thats hilarious! my brother is a die hard ford guy too. im always teasing him telling him his truck will burst into flames any day now. bob .