Various Topics on Dodge Trucks

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Hello. I have owned the vehicle for 2+ years. The transmission had always
shifted smoothly through all the gears. I few months ago I needed new
cooling lines and also decided to replace with synthetic ATF. Although not
a big deal, I've noticed that with light acceleration the shift from 2nd to
3rd gear is a bit hard. Much like a jump instead of a soft shift. With
hard acceleration its not noticeable. My question is do I have a problem
that needs adjusting? Is the synthetic oil more slippery allowing the valves
to operate more easily? The transmission shop said they tighted the bands
etc. Should I worry will this cause undue wear & tear and bring back to the
transmission repair shop or is it something I shouldn't worry about? Thanks
in advance for your responses.

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> cooling lines and also decided to replace with synthetic ATF.

What brand?

..dNe.. ..okOv.. ....

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>> cooling lines and also decided to replace with synthetic ATF.
>
>What brand?

AMSOIL, my brother in law's 2nd cousin, who is married to my Daddy's 3rd wife's
niece, told me it would be just fine and he runs a transmission shop over here
in HogHoller
Fixes up them John Deere transmissions just fine, the boy do




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the rich.

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AMSOIL ATF. I have used AMSOIL products in all my vehicles for years
without problem. Seems to be good stuff.

"RedNeck TookOver Hell" <mopar440@aol.comnet.org> wrote in message
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> >
> >> cooling lines and also decided to replace with synthetic ATF.
> >
> >What brand?
>
> AMSOIL, my brother in law's 2nd cousin, who is married to my Daddy's 3rd
wife's
> niece, told me it would be just fine and he runs a transmission shop over
here
> in HogHoller
> Fixes up them John Deere transmissions just fine, the boy do
>
>
>
>
> Politics, the gentle art of getting votes from the poor and campaign funds
from
> the rich.
>

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"Brian A Irwin" <brian.irwin@shaw.ca> wrote in message
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> AMSOIL ATF. I have used AMSOIL products in all my vehicles for years
> without problem. Seems to be good stuff.

Let's see... Before the fluid was changed to amsoil the transmission was
okay. Since the change, it isn't. Why not go back to what you used before??
Seems pretty simple to me.

..m ..wren..

> AMSOIL ATF.

That's what I thought.

Try some Mopar 7176 or ATF+3... your tranny will like you better for it (so
will your wallet)

..dNe.. ..okOv.. ....

> AMSOIL ATF.
>
>That's what I thought.
>
>Try some Mopar 7176 or ATF+3... your tranny will like you better for it (so
>will your wallet)

LOL, wonders never cease
"Good" ol SCAMSOIL
Hope your brother in laws cousin's niece gave you a "good" deal on it



Politics, the gentle art of getting votes from the poor and campaign funds from
the rich.

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general knowledge is that the dodge trannys require the real dodge fluid....
i'm not a transmission specialist but the hearsay i believe.
they're marginal enough that to fool with the dodge formula might be a
problem.
lord knows, i've spent enough on dodge fluid........
good luck, sam



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"Brian A Irwin" <brian.irwin@shaw.ca> wrote in message
news:yYtyc.734914$Ig.604732@pd7tw2no...
> Hello. I have owned the vehicle for 2+ years. The transmission had always
> shifted smoothly through all the gears. I few months ago I needed new
> cooling lines and also decided to replace with synthetic ATF. Although
not
> a big deal, I've noticed that with light acceleration the shift from 2nd
to
> 3rd gear is a bit hard. Much like a jump instead of a soft shift. With
> hard acceleration its not noticeable. My question is do I have a problem
> that needs adjusting? Is the synthetic oil more slippery allowing the
valves
> to operate more easily? The transmission shop said they tighted the bands
> etc. Should I worry will this cause undue wear & tear and bring back to
the
> transmission repair shop or is it something I shouldn't worry about?
Thanks
> in advance for your responses.
>
>

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Brought the truck back into the transmission shop. Turned out is wasn't the
brand of oil. They saild they dropped the pan and made some adjustments??
Seems to run alot better now. Thanks everyone for their help.