FiveNine

I went to autozone this morning and cleaned out there atf+4 section. I chickened out on the band adjustment because i dont have an inch pound tq wrench. I flushed 17qts threw it . The fluid is still dirty looking, but it looks better. I drove the truck up the road and it is 99% better. Still no tq lock up though. I plan to try nd flush it again but this time clean the tcc solenoid. Honestly, would a valve body help my situation? my supplys

Thank you for the good info! Depending on who I get to build the transmission will dictate who puts it in, however that is a little ways off. My current plan is to patch this one up so I can at least drive it. It will need to be inspected soon, so I kinda need it to drive to and from the inspection station.. I did some quick searches on the Drain back valve and I will be sure to remove it to clean the lines, but I think ill put it back in once im finished. This is for anyone: My current plan. 17qts of AFT+4 Change filter, and adjust the bands. attempt to flush the transmission as best I can. See how that goes. If the transmission improves, ill get a shift kit and flush the system again, if it stays the same I throw in the towel and wait for a rebuild, thought?

I would rather not risk gunking up a brand new, high $$ VB on something I dont have high hopes of working. With the Shift kit, I can take it back out, and pawn it off later when I get a built trans.

hmmmm interesting... I guess im headed to the parts store to clean out there house brand ATF and all the filters they have. Say this works, do you think a shift kit would help boost line pressure and make it live "longer"? Thoughts?

I am pretty new to all things Diesel, I have a few Toyotas, and they're all manuals. I thought that the TC locked via electrical signal. I didnt know it had anything to do with line pressure, although it does make since. I checked the electrical side before I left and everything checked out, I even ran a resistance check on the solenoid and it fell with in the spec. I found a good diagram on how to run a TCC switch and that didnt work either. I figured it was the converter clutch that had gone out. However it does make since that if the electrical signal is triggered by line pressure that it would not work with all the junk in the filter, and pan. I would be willing to gamble $150 on a Shift kit and fresh fluid. btw, what are your thoughts on the TransGo shift kit? I figure best case would be, this would buy me some time before I needed a new transmission. I mean, If all that clutch material in in the pan, what is left on the clutches themselves? Any thoughts you have are meet with open ears. Thank you for the help!

Even If fresh fluid, and a VB, or shift kit helped the transmission, what am I going to do about the Torque converter not locking up?

Before you scroll down and look over the pictures, I want to say I am pretty sure my transmission is toast. As soon as I broke the seal on the transmission pan, the smell that rolled out and hit me told me all i needed to know. In short, LOTS of clutch material, and what looks to be some shinny metal shavings. My question now is, who to turn to for a built transmission? Goo off the transmission filter that looks to be clogged with this junk. Plenty more goo stuck to the magnet inside the pan.... Random pictures of the VB and other stuff.. Does anyone know anything about these guys? http://www.goerend.com/dodgedieselparts.php says there transmission will hold 750hp, and comes with a 3yr 100k warranty.

That will be my project for tomorrow. Thank you for your help!

I am ordering a pressure gauge so I can test the transmission. I went to buy it today, but sears didnt have one. I tested the TCC solenoid before I left and it check out good. I hooked up a TCC switch when I got back and it didnt work. So Im guessing there is something inside the transmission that is a miss.

ok, Im back from training and have fun new issues I would like a second opinion on. I got back less than a week ago, I started up my dodge and went to pull forward. It hesitated almost like it was in neutral, but after a second it locked into gear and pulled away fine. Just for kicks I drove it up the road. It shifted into 2nd right on time, but was stuck there. I was not beating on it, in fact I was driving it easy. I had not yet installed my new AD165. It hung in 2nd till I went WOT then acted like it went into neutral just before hitting 3rd. 3rd was all it would do. I turn around and headed back to the house. Same thing on the way back git 2nd perfect, but wouldnt go into 3rd. I parked the truck and went to work on the AirDog. the truck sat for less than 12 hours. The next morning I started the truck up and went to pull forward. It didnt move, almost like it was in neutral. I could rev the truck up and it would slowly start to move then it would lock into gear and pull fine. as soon as I let off though it would slip back into neutral. If i shut the truck off and start it right back up, and drop it into gear it will pull forward, but if I stop, well... it stops. Fluid is full with a dark pink/red color with a hint of brown. Doesnt smell burnt at all. I called a transmission company to see what they thought and before I could tell them everything, they said 4k for a rebuilt unit that would hold 750hp. No use in messing with mine, it needed a rebuild. I understand that something is wrong, for sure there is, but I just have a hard time believing that my transmission would just go bad sitting for 5 months. Any help trouble shooting would be great. If a rebuild is what it needs, I would like to be 100% sure myself 1st. I am new to all this, and wile I have been reading, some of this is doesnt make sense to me.

I have not drivin it in a few weeks. The lift pump is bad and I am going to wait till after I get back from basic to buy one. This truck is more of a play toy, so I dont need it running before then. Truck has 222k on it.

Wait, what? When he says "line pressure", is he talking about fuel pressure, or auto transmission line pressure? I have an oil pressure guage run to the test port on the top of the fuel filter. I was under the impression he was talking about transmission line pressure??? Can I use an oil pressure guage to read line pressure in an auto tranny? :shrug:Edit: Ooops. you said oil filled gauge, I read oil presasure. Sorry

To check line pressure I assume I will need some sort of guage. Can you tell me a good place to get a cheap one? Maybe a thread on checking line pressure?

Thanks man

I asked this on a few other boards, but figured I would ask here also. I bought my Cummins about a month ago, It drove perfect. The motor is stock, and I had thought the transmission had been rebuilt at some point due to how nice it shifted and how much cleaner the transmission was comapaired to everything else under the truck. Not long after I got the truck, I desided to check the fuel pressure. I bought a cheap-o oil guage from the parts house and used one of the test ports on top of the fuel filter housing. Well My lift pump is only putting out 10psi at idle, and Zero at WOT. So I figured i would take it over to my father house to park it. (more space) Its a 5 mile trip over from my house, and on the way over the torque converter would not lock up. The transmission shifted like normal,just not converter lock up. I have not drivin it since then. I am trying to keep any further damage from my VP$$.I reason tell you all that to ask this.. Is there anything I could have bumped, or knocked loose wile I was messing with the fuel filterhousing? Before this, it shifted perfect. It would lock in at 42mph and not budge unless I slowed down, or got on the trottle heavy. I checked the soliniod and it was 30.5 ohms. On the other boards I am beening told my converter/ transmission is shot. I leave for Basic training in january so I dont plan to do anything to my truck till I get back in june. Any Ideas or things to try would be awsome. If in fact my converter is shot, thats cool too. I just dont want to jump the gun. Thank guys

Thanks guys:thumbup2:

Im new here, and new to diesels. I got my cummins about amonth ago. It needs a lift pump and maybe a transmission, but since I am about to leave for Basic I will wait on those things till after I get back.