Got a 97 dakota 3.9 with what i believe (but haven't confirmed) is a 42re. The other day i was beating the truck up a little on country roads and since then it feels like it slips out of 2nd gear, but ONLY immediately after comming out of 1st after a complete stop (it does it every time too). It doesn't slip if i put it in second with the selector while im at a stop and shift to drive at about 2000 rpm (is that something i should do until i can fix her up?).

I was wondering if adjusting the bands would fix/help with this problem. From what ive researched it helps with this problem if the slip is from 2nd to 3rd, but haven't really seen much for 1st-2nd.

Thanks
Doug

 

For future reference

The problem was a detached kickdown cable.

 

Thanks for coming back and letting us know what the problem was Doug.

Sorry that no one here was able to help ya, but I'm sure someone will benefit from your solution.