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Tranny temperature gauge

From : dennis

Q: is the turbo still spinning can you hear it whining john .

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From : bob

donor truck well gee if he had a friggin 5spd truck hed be driving it not swapping its trans into another truck not if said donor truck was bent in half sitting in a junk yard. i hate to say it but ill agree with tbone this project verges on the insane given that there are trucks already built with 5spds. sure if i want a 4.7l 2-tone paint and chrome bumpers. however and this is the subject of much debate its likely that a 360 flywheel for the nv4500 will handle the nv3500. since the 360 and 318 share castings the nv3500 can be bolted to the 360. 3.7/5.2/5.9 flywheels should be the same based on what i can find online. the 5.9 is balanced differently. if the nv3500 will fit the 318 then itll fit the 360. the whole project is bolt together. the question is will the nv3500 last behind the 360. guess ill just have to find out. .

From : miles

hello i have a 2002 dodge dually 4x4 cummins automatic transmission; boost tranny temp and exhaust temp gauges. i have a k&n air filter clean 4 smooth bend exhaust and one of those computer override gizmos on it i think it is an ez-edge. i am the original owner. i drive it mostly empty but occasionally drag a 10000 pound or so boat. last weekend after i dumped the boat into the water at the boat ramp i could hardly pull the trailer up the ramp. i had the thing floored in 4x4 high mode the turbo boost was up to 20 psi but it would hardly move. after i put it into 4x4 low then it pulled it up just fine although very slowly. the ramp is in decent shape and the trailer was not hung up on anything. then the thing would rev way too high before shifting into second and drive while pulling the trailer to the parking area. i took the boat out and came back about 6 hours or so later and the truck dragged the boat up the ramp just fine. then on the way home which is about a 50 mile ride it took forever to shift when starting out from a dead stop when i was about 1/2 way home. when i got home i put the thing in park and just let it idle for a bit. the tranny temp gauge was up about 100 degrees more then normal; where normally it will cool right down when idling. i left the boat out on the yard so i could wash it the next day. the engine temp was in the low end of the normal range and the exhaust temp had settled down to about 350 degrees after idling for a bit but was just about 1000 when dragging the boat. the next morning we are talking monday now i wash the boat and then park the boat in the barn. the truck drags it around the yard just fine and seems to shift just fine. then today while driving to work empty it shifted just fine too. the tranny temp gauge hardly registers which is normal. 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 thanks for any tips. clint === .

From : nosey

ive got a 2002 quad and have not had any problems with it. i am new to this group. i am thinking about purchasing a dodge ram 1500 quad cab. i recently saw two at a dealership with the same miles around 49k. one was a 2002 and the other a 2003. ive read some of your quotes regarding the steering problems in the 2002. one wrote this skprdave 10/04/2002 090439 i am new to this forum but the problem with your trucks is this in about the 2002 model year dodge engineering redesigned the steering gear box to make the truck handle more like a car. it didnt work. two characteristics are a unpredictable tendency to wander and upon going over s dip in the road the steering wheel will rotate slightly. my dealer tech talked to star the dodge tech-support in detroit and he knew the problem well. there is no fix period. does anyone know if this was changed in the later models jeff .