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98 Dakota R/T 5.9 ~ RPM's are there but wont accelerate

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Old May 6, 2019 | 11:57 AM
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Question 98 Dakota R/T 5.9 ~ RPM's are there but wont accelerate

I was driving it up a mountain pass and all of a sudden it lost power... the engine light came on for a quick moment and hasn't been back on since. I pulled over for 10 minutes and went about my way without issue. It's been in my garage since.... Now when I test drive it.... the RPM's are there but it doesn't want to accelerate.
 
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Old May 6, 2019 | 06:18 PM
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Transmission is slipping. Is it this way in all gears? Fairly common for the band strut to fall into the pan when it is out of adjustment.
 
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Old May 6, 2019 | 07:03 PM
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Yep all gears... thank you
 
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Old May 6, 2019 | 08:47 PM
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Either lost something in the torque converter/front pump to lose hydraulic pressure, or you burned something up.

If it's the former, it will lead to the latter.
 
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