No it shouldn't. Is your shift lever adjusted right?

 

i dont know, is there a spec on it

 

Grab the FSM from the DIY section, it tells all in there.

 

I just wanted to double check that you are checking your fluid to while in neutral and not park. I know a few people that have thought their tranny was full and where wrong because they had the truck in park and not neutral.

 

Yeah good point.. ALWAYS check in Neutral on these Dodge trucks...

 

And at operating temperature with truck running

 

Running at curb idle speed for no less than 60 seconds.

 

I must have got lucky, my '98 had 148k and no trans issues when i sold it. My current '00 Ram has 100k (almost) and has had no trans issues.

However i did replace the water pump and steering box on BOTH!

 

Tough. Told ya so!

Did you delete the anti-drainback check valve? And do you detect a bit of a whirring sound while it's sitting there thinking about maybe going into gear today?

If so, the workaround is to start the thing in Neutral and let it run for 30-45 seconds to fill the torque converter before shifting to a drive gear, and the fix is to install a remote ATF filter to get that anti-drainback functionality back. Oh, and when I say to start it in Neutral, I don't mean start in Park then shift to Neutral. Shift into Neutral before turning the key.

Try that starting in Neutral and waiting thing. If it does the trick, install the remote filter. If it doesn't... told ya so!

Both told ya so's are meant in good fun.

 

holy ****, starting it in neutral completely worked, WOW, what a relief, ok so now whos got5 a link to a remote system i need, or do i really need one, or can i just always start it in neutral