more questions about my dodge transmission

[4x4inAllDay]

as of right now i have stock gears 3.55 with 37" tires so yes iam expecting a loss of power and such but it wasnt as bad before i submerged my trans with water

ok so iam just wondering what you guys think of what its doing now...

when i take off from a dead stop 1/2 of the time it feels normal, 1/2 of the time it has like a serious loss of power it'll be revvin up to around 2500 before it even starts really movin, but if i mash on it it'll jump an go

once i get to any kind of speed, it never seems to slip at all it downshifts properly


now people have suggested torque converter --- plugged exhaust (catalytic) and other things... but iam wondering if a power flush from a shop might fix it ..... maybe still water in it? i dropped the pan myself about 9 times changing the fluid and filter to try adn get all the water out..

[user name]

i have been told once you get water in an auto trany they will probly be junk in a short time. I guess water acts with the glue on the bands and breaks it down. I had a blazer that i did a flush on after the cooler in the rad busted it slipped a little at times then poof no more moving that one went pretty fast

[Haggar]

If I understand right, you submerged the trans, and didn't completely drain and flush it?

Note what happened to Grandman's submerged trans a week ago, (behind a 5.2 magnum...)... its junk.

Having 3.55 gears and 37s is seriously overstressing the trans to begin with. Causes the fluid to really heat up. I would suspect that if you look at the fluid temps they would have been up above safe numbers anyway.

[PavementPounder]

Originally Posted by 4x4inAllDay

i dropped the pan myself about 9 times changing the fluid and filter to try adn get all the water out..

That's like changing the oil by replacing only the amount held by your filter each time. I hydrolocked my Ram in a deep hole over a week ago and that trans has not been used since. I have no strawberry shake on the dipstick at all, but I still intend to be towed into an oil change shop bay for a power flush before I put it into any gear.

You may have already done yourself in, but from what you describe it sounds like the torque converter is not engaging correctly anymore, but finally locks up under heavier throttle.

[fr3db3ar]

Originally Posted by Haggar

(behind a 5.2 magnum...)

Huh? :gman:

[4x4inAllDay]

when i said dropped the pan, (even though this is not good.. ) i did start it up and shift through the gears and get the fluid flowing all over .... i didnt just redump the same fluid i jus put in there....

Originally Posted by PavementPounder

That's like changing the oil by replacing only the amount held by your filter each time. I hydrolocked my Ram in a deep hole over a week ago and that trans has not been used since. I have no strawberry shake on the dipstick at all, but I still intend to be towed into an oil change shop bay for a power flush before I put it into any gear.

You may have already done yourself in, but from what you describe it sounds like the torque converter is not engaging correctly anymore, but finally locks up under heavier throttle.

[KILLER"B"468]

Your kick down lever spring may have fallen off. Allowing it to downshift some of the time. If you take off in manual low and upshift manually does it do it every time or still feels like it is slipping? You may have gotten lucky with the trans flushes, but I have only known 2 others to make it without having to be rebuilt. Those are pretty bad odds. If yours does survive, consider yourself lucky.

[4x4inAllDay]

Originally Posted by KILLER"B&quot

Your kick down lever spring may have fallen off. Allowing it to downshift some of the time. If you take off in manual low and upshift manually does it do it every time or still feels like it is slipping? You may have gotten lucky with the trans flushes, but I have only known 2 others to make it without having to be rebuilt. Those are pretty bad odds. If yours does survive, consider yourself lucky.

I got a full flush from a shop last nite and its been really great ever since.... <-- I hope!!

[noodles]

good to hear

[4x4inAllDay]

aw well... kidna gettin worse


and this weird ass tick keeps getitn louder.. wtf mate