Jump to content
Mopar1973Man.Com LLC

  • Welcome To Mopar1973Man.Com LLC

    We are a privately owned support forum for the Dodge Ram Cummins Diesels. All information is free to read for everyone. To interact or ask questions you must have a subscription plan to enable all other features beyond reading. Please go over to the Subscription Page and pick out a plan that fits you best. At any time you wish to cancel the subscription please go back over to the Subscription Page and hit the Cancel button and your subscription will be stopped. All subscriptions are auto-renewing. 

Transmission issue now

Millfire517
 Share

Recommended Posts

Millfire517

Millfire517

Posted
Posted (edited)

Ok, finally got my truck back from the shop after my leaking fuel return line was replaced. Today I was out doing some errands and I noticed occasionally when I put it in drive it would hesitate to engage and just Rev up. I would have to either wait or try shifting to park and back and finally it would go into gear. Then it upgraded it's ability to make me want to drive it into the nearest tree by acting like it would lose all power at the trans like it had no go at all. Then out of the blue it would start acting like it should again. 

 

I don't think the clutches are bad cause when it works it works, but for the life of me I'm just scratching my head again.

 The intermittent issue leads me to think either pcm, front pump or possibly linkage or the trans pressure cable out of adjustment. 

 

Now since it just came from the trans shop after having a upgraded valve body put in I'm hoping it's not valve body related but who knows. 

 

Any suggestions before I talk myself into putting this truck outta its misery?

I'm calling the trans shop in the morning and see what they think. 

Edited by Millfire517
Link to comment
Share on other sites
Millfire517

Millfire517

Posted
  • Author
Posted
4 minutes ago, Me78569 said:

I would guess that they messed something up.

 

Sounds like you are leaking trans pressure, maybe they didn't tighten the VB or something like that.  TV loose maybe.

Not sure, but I'm definitely going to contact them first thing tomorrow. Pretty weird though, no issues in 2 months with the trans and now I get it back after having the fuel line replaced and after 20 miles it starts acting funny

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Millfire517

Millfire517

Posted
  • Author
Posted

Only does it in drive.  If i leave it in drive and not mess with it, it acts fine. But if I move the shifter like I would if I were plowing sometimes in drive it doesn't want to move or acts like it won't shift. I'm leaning to hopefully it's a linkage issue. 

Link to comment
Share on other sites
The_Hammer

The_Hammer

Posted
Posted

I went through 9 kinds of hell with my 47RE after I had it "built" by a somewhat local trans shop. It's a frustrating thing to deal with if you don't have a decent understanding of how it all works. I talked to reputable trans builders, searched forums, and read through the ATSG service manual a few times before I got a solid handle on these things. One of the big issues with my trans was that the shop didn't a have a clue how to rebuild a VB. I ended up buying a fully built one from HTS which eliminated my transmission woes. 

When starting your truck, are you immediately putting it in drive, or waiting a bit? There is a check valve in one of the lines coming from the heat exchanger that if removed, will allow the trans to loose prime. With a stock VB there is no fluid flow in park, so you must put it neutral for a few seconds to allow the system to prime up. With a built VB there should be fluid flow in park, so all you have to do is wait a bit before putting it in drive.

This is a good read for helping to diagnose trans issues http://www.cumminsforum.com/forum/94-98-drivetrain-except-engine/578420-47re-transmission-troubleshooting-chart.html

Link to comment
Share on other sites
 Share
Go to topic listing
×
×
  • Create New...