99 dodge transmission overheating? 46re
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99 dodge transmission overheating? 46re
Hey folks,
my 99 durango needed to get a new transmission put into it, which i did. twice now in fact. its a 5.9 with the 46re trans. The transmission was slipping in and out of gears after a long haul. I replaced it about a year and a half ago with a reman.
With the new transmission in it, the OD would disengage after about 3 minutes of driving, and shortly thereafter, would send me a transmission temp light. The transmission fluid was not nearly hot enough to trigger this correctly. I assumed it was a governor pressure switch, which at this point in time, i realized i had the wrong transmission in the truck! this transmission was for a 2000 and newer durango. I hooked a DRB tool to it and the reading off the transmission temp was way off, so i knew the switch was working, just not in the right range (it read at about 130 degrees at cold start up). I went down to the spot where i got the transmission and demanded a new one. I got that one a week ago, finished putting it in last night, and its doing THE SAME EXACT THING.
I dont have the DRB tool right now to check the ranges, but I'm wondering if the gave me the wrong trans again. is there a certain bolt pattern i can look for? I'm sure this transmission shop didn't even replace the governor pressure switch on this one either, but i just find it strange it is acting the same way it did with the old one. its obviously getting a reading from the switch, just not the right one? I'm at wits end with this durango, please help me to learn to love again.
my 99 durango needed to get a new transmission put into it, which i did. twice now in fact. its a 5.9 with the 46re trans. The transmission was slipping in and out of gears after a long haul. I replaced it about a year and a half ago with a reman.
With the new transmission in it, the OD would disengage after about 3 minutes of driving, and shortly thereafter, would send me a transmission temp light. The transmission fluid was not nearly hot enough to trigger this correctly. I assumed it was a governor pressure switch, which at this point in time, i realized i had the wrong transmission in the truck! this transmission was for a 2000 and newer durango. I hooked a DRB tool to it and the reading off the transmission temp was way off, so i knew the switch was working, just not in the right range (it read at about 130 degrees at cold start up). I went down to the spot where i got the transmission and demanded a new one. I got that one a week ago, finished putting it in last night, and its doing THE SAME EXACT THING.
I dont have the DRB tool right now to check the ranges, but I'm wondering if the gave me the wrong trans again. is there a certain bolt pattern i can look for? I'm sure this transmission shop didn't even replace the governor pressure switch on this one either, but i just find it strange it is acting the same way it did with the old one. its obviously getting a reading from the switch, just not the right one? I'm at wits end with this durango, please help me to learn to love again.