My 47RE has lived up to its reputation
From : geekboy
Q: i paid $400 to have it towed 200 miles back to my house. i did not want to leave it a some local shop and then later calling me up saying it is readybut they had to rebuild and that would be $4000 it started to not shift into overdrive after a stop at a light. i pulled over and shut it down and started backup and it was working fine till down shift then it would not go back up to overdrive again. i pulled over again and tried going again. this time the trans would not engage in any gear. while driving during this episode i noticed the trans temp was rather low 140 degress which makes me think a lack of fluid flow. fluid is a bit high and its nice and bright red. i believe tom had mentioned before with someone else that is had a similar problem that it could be a sticking valve body or a mis- behaving governor pressure sensor gb .
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From : Annonymous
on mon 19 mar 2007 190542 gmt snoman admin@snoman.com wrote on 19 mar 2007 113159 -0700 geekboy tcreek@gmail.com wrote i paid $400 to have it towed 200 miles back to my house. i would have rented or bowwered a trailer and a truck to pull it with before i would have paid 400 for that. i know prices very but you can get a 9k capacity flatbed equiment hauler trailer for 50 a day here. ----------------- thesnoman.com youre just a tad bit late iwth that advice. .
From : roy
on mon 19 mar 2007 190542 gmt snoman admin@snoman.com wrote on 19 mar 2007 113159 -0700 geekboy tcreek@gmail.com wrote i paid $400 to have it towed 200 miles back to my house. i would have rented or bowwered a trailer and a truck to pull it with before i would have paid 400 for that. i know prices very but you can get a 9k capacity flatbed equiment hauler trailer for 50 a day here. ----------------- thesnoman.com youre just a tad bit late iwth that advice. he just cant stfu! .
From : geekboy
on mar 19 205 pm snoman a...@snoman.com wrote on 19 mar 2007 113159 -0700 geekboy tcr...@gmail.com wrote i paid $400 to have it towed 200 miles back to my house. i would have rented or bowwered a trailer and a truck to pull it with before i would have paid 400 for that. i know prices very but you can get a 9k capacity flatbed equiment hauler trailer for 50 a day here. ----------------- thesnoman.com it was sunday nothing available and friends had to work next day. its 4 hour drive for them then the return drive. .
From : geekboy
on mar 19 445 pm roy r...@home.net wrote on mon 19 mar 2007 155759 -0400 roy r...@home.net wrote he just cant stfu! ah it just would not be complete without a comment from one of the peanut gallerys main trolls. it would not be complete without some bullshit answer from you. ----------------- thetrollman.com- hide quoted text - - show quoted text - anyone else got any advice .
From : roy
on mar 19 205 pm snoman a...@snoman.com wrote on 19 mar 2007 113159 -0700 geekboy tcr...@gmail.com wrote i paid $400 to have it towed 200 miles back to my house. i would have rented or bowwered a trailer and a truck to pull it with before i would have paid 400 for that. i know prices very but you can get a 9k capacity flatbed equiment hauler trailer for 50 a day here. ----------------- thesnoman.com it was sunday nothing available and friends had to work next day. its 4 hour drive for them then the return drive. understandable if i exhausted all options id do the same. im not leaving anything 200 miles from home .
From : jon
on mar 19 320 pm geekboy tcr...@gmail.com wrote on mar 19 445 pm roy r...@home.net wrote on mon 19 mar 2007 155759 -0400 roy r...@home.net wrote he just cant stfu! ah it just would not be complete without a comment from one of the peanut gallerys main trolls. it would not be complete without some bullshit answer from you. ----------------- thetrollman.com- hide quoted text - - show quoted text - anyone else got any advice- hide quoted text - - show quoted text - nothing of that caliber -- but about the transmission...did you lose o/ d as in 4th gear or just lock-up and when you were going nowhere did you hear any chatter buzz/whine fluid pump noise from the transmission if you did indeed have restricted flow -- it very well might have been the cooler in the radiator or the check valve in the flexible line just upstream. since my 46re failure 9 mo ago ive seen that twice but both times were accompanied with heavy chatter from the transmission esp. in reverse i.e. full line pressure....all from torque converter failure. someone else will have to determine whether or not a misbehaving gp solenoid/sensor assy can leave you that stranded. and fwiw i figger 4 bills is just fine for a tow and a stinky taxi ride. .
From : geekboy
on mar 19 320 pm snoman a...@snoman.com wrote on mon 19 mar 2007 192453 gmt the...@whatever.net wrote youre just a tad bit late iwth that advice. i understand that it is just that one miight have thought of that before they lined up a $400 wrecker tow. ----------------- thesnoman.com you try finding a place open on sunday afternoon. .
From : geekboy
on mar 19 718 pm jon jongodd...@gmail.com wrote on mar 19 320 pm geekboy tcr...@gmail.com wrote on mar 19 445 pm roy r...@home.net wrote on mon 19 mar 2007 155759 -0400 roy r...@home.net wrote he just cant stfu! ah it just would not be complete without a comment from one of the peanut gallerys main trolls. it would not be complete without some bullshit answer from you. ----------------- thetrollman.com- hide quoted text - - show quoted text - anyone else got any advice- hide quoted text - - show quoted text - nothing of that caliber -- but about the transmission...did you lose o/ d as in 4th gear or just lock-up and when you were going nowhere did you hear any chatter buzz/whine fluid pump noise from the transmission the trans would not shift up. later i lost 3rd then 2nd then all. no noise coming from it. though after i parkedi could hear a slight whine sound when reving the engine. not very loud at all. if you did indeed have restricted flow -- it very well might have been the cooler in the radiator or the check valve in the flexible line just upstream. since my 46re failure 9 mo ago ive seen that twice but both times were accompanied with heavy chatter from the transmission esp. in reverse i.e. full line pressure....all from torque converter failure. someone else will have to determine whether or not a misbehaving gp solenoid/sensor assy can leave you that stranded. you know where these item are located and what they look like my cooler is actually near the trans mission in front of the fuel tank. it has a theromstat controlled fan attached to it. and fwiw i figger 4 bills is just fine for a tow and a stinky taxi ride.- hide quoted text - - show quoted text - .
From : geekboy
on mar 19 716 pm roy r...@home.net wrote on mar 19 205 pm snoman a...@snoman.com wrote on 19 mar 2007 113159 -0700 geekboy tcr...@gmail.com wrote i paid $400 to have it towed 200 miles back to my house. i would have rented or bowwered a trailer and a truck to pull it with before i would have paid 400 for that. i know prices very but you can get a 9k capacity flatbed equiment hauler trailer for 50 a day here. ----------------- thesnoman.com it was sunday nothing available and friends had to work next day. its 4 hour drive for them then the return drive. understandable if i exhausted all options id do the same. im not leaving anything 200 miles from home espcially when its in the middle of nowhere and no telling when you could return to get it. guess i am going to get me a aaa membership. $100 a year is cheaper than $400. .
From : Annonymous
on 20 mar 2007 080854 -0700 geekboy tcreek@gmail.com wrote espcially when its in the middle of nowhere and no telling when you could return to get it. guess i am going to get me a aaa membership. $100 a year is cheaper than $400. 100 times four years is $400 too if you dont need towed in more than four years you are not being cheaper. insurance / risk - lifes a game. sometimes you win sometimes you lose. aaa is still in business after years of the game. my guess is long term youd be better off paying only when you need it if all other things are equal like the age of both the driver and the vehicle and how the truck is used. the younger the driver the rougher the usage and the older vehicle would most likey be aaas most unwanted customer. the kicker here is the younger the driver is the more likely it is that they dont have the money to pay for either a newer vehicle or even the insurance of aaa. but anyway back to your trans. you said while driving during this episode i noticed the trans temp was rather low 140 degress which makes me think a lack of fluid flow. wouldnt lack of flow make it hotter i know very little about the workings of a trans. but in other things iv e worked on when the flow goes low things tend to get hot. .
From : bob m
snoman wrote on 19 mar 2007 113159 -0700 geekboy tcreek@gmail.com wrote i paid $400 to have it towed 200 miles back to my house. i would have rented or bowwered a trailer and a truck to pull it with before i would have paid 400 for that. i know prices very but you can get a 9k capacity flatbed equiment hauler trailer for 50 a day here. ----------------- thesnoman.com huh in english please. .
From : jon
you know where these item are located and what they look like my cooler is actually near the trans mission in front of the fuel tank. it has a theromstat controlled fan attached to it. i dont recall the specific year of your dodge...but its entirely possible that your unit doesnt even have this check valve ...i have 0 exp. on a late model 3/4hd or 1 ton. fwiw the check valve on my 97 with dual coolers up front was located at the end of the flex line that was crimped to the transmission line....theres a threaded hydraulic hose connection there. it looks just a little longer than a regular hydraulic hose connection housing the check valve. i think it was on the female side. gp solenoid/sensor assy is screwed to the valve body behind the tranny pan. you need a few gaskets if they dont come with them i think the sensors attached horizontally gasket 1 but you had to detach the assy with a housing vertically gasket 2 or vice versa....and of course the pan filter/gasket. still waiting for someone with more depth of knowledge to say whether the solenoid can bleed off that much pressure as in all or not. from all the research i did it seemed that the gp solenoid/sensor affected how things were happening not if they were...but theres a first time for everything. hope it helps at all still waiting for resident trans specialist to post. .
From : roy
snoman wrote on 19 mar 2007 113159 -0700 geekboy tcreek@gmail.com wrote i paid $400 to have it towed 200 miles back to my house. i would have rented or bowwered a trailer and a truck to pull it with before i would have paid 400 for that. i know prices very but you can get a 9k capacity flatbed equiment hauler trailer for 50 a day here. ----------------- thesnoman.com huh in english please. sadly thats about as clear as it gets. .
From : snoman
on mon 19 mar 2007 192453 gmt theguy@whatever.net wrote youre just a tad bit late iwth that advice. i understand that it is just that one miight have thought of that before they lined up a $400 wrecker tow. ----------------- thesnoman.com .
From : snoman
on mon 19 mar 2007 155759 -0400 roy roy@home.net wrote he just cant stfu! ah it just would not be complete without a comment from one of the peanut gallerys main trolls. ----------------- thesnoman.com .
From : roy
on mon 19 mar 2007 155759 -0400 roy roy@home.net wrote he just cant stfu! ah it just would not be complete without a comment from one of the peanut gallerys main trolls. it would not be complete without some bullshit answer from you. ----------------- thetrollman.com .
From : snoman
on 19 mar 2007 113159 -0700 geekboy tcreek@gmail.com wrote i paid $400 to have it towed 200 miles back to my house. i would have rented or bowwered a trailer and a truck to pull it with before i would have paid 400 for that. i know prices very but you can get a 9k capacity flatbed equiment hauler trailer for 50 a day here. ----------------- thesnoman.com .