The picture added shows us at the snow line in the mountains....right before the tranny started acting up.
Yesterday in the mountains northeast of yellowstone, the transmission began doing funny things.....like not wanting to engage a different gear, grinding going into sixth and so forth. I was hoping it was just the slave cylinder gone south but this morning when I went to take it in to get it checked out it locked up and I had to rock it out by putting it in reverse then first.
so I got it in and they pulled the drain plug on the tranny and found nasty bronze parts apparently the synchro on sixth gear packed it in.
So now I am hoping to find a decent used six speed to fit the 03 dodge 2500 with cummins withing driving distance of yellowstone.
I talked to my favorite machinist and he said one should not tow in overdrive. I have always done so since it did not address the subject in the owners manual. Apparently the gear rides on needle bearings and does not get adequate oil, then the synchro comes apart due to too much movement.
anybody have a good used tranny?
anybody heard not to tow in sixth overdrive?
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[SIGPIC] Diesel loving autocrossing grandpa Architect. 08 Dodge 3/4 ton with Cummins & six speed; I have had about 35 benzes. I have a 39 Studebaker Coupe Express pickup in which I have had installed a 617 turbo and a five speed manual.
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..I also have a 427 Cobra replica with an aluminum chassis.