Will a 1987 dodge Dakota v6 transmission fit a 94 Dodge Dakota V6 automatic transmission does anyone know

 

Probably not, unless it's the optional 4 speed.

Well, it'll bolt up, and you can get the drive shaft extended, but then there's the problem that the ECU will not see the 4th speed (actually OD on the 3rd speed) so ...

And I'm not even sure the 4 speed was an option for 1987!

RwP

 

Thanks RalphP

 

The A500 overdrive version of the 904 wasn't out until 89 so I believe Ralph is correct that no 4 speed was available for 87.

 

Well, the 88 service manual has both 4 speed and 3 speed auto versions, so I'd have to say the A500 overdrive was available in 1987 for the 1988 model year. But then again, you can't prove it by my experience ... the 88's I've seen were all 3 speed (4 speed listed as an option in the FSM).

RwP

 

Interesting....all the online sources say 89....I found an old link in a hot rod article that mentioned 88. Does the 88 interior have a button or space for one for the overdrive?

 

It has the same hole for where the button goes as does the 89-96, yes. Dash didn't change; all that changed was if it was a cubby, or where the switch goes.

Also, the wiring diagram shows both sets of wiring around the transmission.

But, again, the 88's I've seen in the boneyard were all 3 speed auto (save for the rare 5 speed manual ... )

Of course, the 3 speed may have been EOL'ed after the 1988 models; I don't have a 1989 FSM, but the 1990 I have to look at shows only 4 speed auto and 5 speed manual. The online references may have been to when it became the "standard" transmission.

RwP

 

The history of the TQ transmission on wiki says it was 89...so it wasn't a dakota specific reference. But as I've learned with my 90 there's lots of inaccurate info out there.

 

First vehicLe I ever bought was a 87 Dakota with the brutally wimpy 3.9 V6... had a 3 speed auto and I don't remember the overdrive as an option. Upgraded to a brand new 89 a couple years later and It had the 4 speed, and I vaguely remember that being the first year for the overdrive up here in Canada.

 

Thanks everyone for the information