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1997 dodge ram trans alllll over the place plz help

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Old Aug 17, 2019 | 10:18 PM
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Ok I'm new for give me . But I have a 97 dodge ram 1500 5.2 4x4 short bed single cab got it cuz guy said tranz was acting up sure enough it was the engine light can back to needing new pressure sensor solenoid and governor pressure sensor thing. Well like 300 in parts later reinstalled and adjusted bands and a bunch of expensive *** fluid same **** not as bad tho . It drives fine for a bit but then it gets warm and starts acting up not down shifting not uo shifting fast enough then over drive gets really slippy . And the light comes back if I take it out if over drive it gets better never gets hot
... help.. is it sensors maybe on motor or tranz ?
 
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Ok I'm new for give me . But I have a 97 dodge ram 1500 5.2 4x4 short bed single cab got it cuz guy said tranz was acting up sure enough it was the engine light can back to needing new pressure sensor solenoid and governor pressure sensor thing. Well like 300 in parts later reinstalled and adjusted bands and a bunch of expensive *** fluid same **** not as bad tho . It drives fine for a bit but then it gets warm and starts acting up not down shifting not uo shifting fast enough then over drive gets really slippy . And the light comes back if I take it out if over drive it gets better never gets hot
... help.. is it sensors maybe on motor or tranz ?
Did you replace the sensors on the inside of the trans?
 
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Old Aug 19, 2019 | 05:14 PM
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Yes that's what I was trying to explain n that little plee for help
 
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Old Aug 19, 2019 | 06:02 PM
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You are losing pressure when it warms up, and it isn't holding the clutches. How many miles on the trans? Anything else been done to the truck of late? Is the trans temp lite in the dash coming on?
 
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Old Aug 19, 2019 | 10:55 PM
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No temp lights at all and no its electrical im nearly positive. 200k and I know everyone says it's time for a rebuild but it just happened one day kind of out of no where it was doing a lot of setting then he got n to it one day and it went nuts. I replaced the govoner pressure solenoid and the gps sensor and tourk converter lock ups. And it got aboutb70 % better now it's like the over drive unit is taking a **** but I've been reading and people say Vehicle speed sensor input and the output sensor should be replaced and there's a sensor up on the intake it measures the throttle input for the govoner pressure solenoid
So it has to be electrical is my guess because of the light comming on and that it just happened. Every time I've had a mopar tranz go and any tranz for that matter its usualy starts slipping and then ull lose a gear. Its grabbing good no slipping
 
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Also I'm buying another 97 ram 4x4 with the exact same issue.. the guy changed the tranz and same issue came back and it seems I'm not the only one having the exact same issue
 
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Old Aug 19, 2019 | 10:58 PM
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Also I'm buying another 97 ram 4x4 with the exact same issue.. the guy changed the tranz and same issue came back and it seems I'm not the only one having the exact same issue
 
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Check pressures, and see what they are doing when O/D starts slipping.
 
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Old Aug 24, 2019 | 05:44 PM
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Pressure on what ? Also how could I conduct a test while driving
 
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Transmission fluid pressure. There are test ports on the side of the trans. Need a gauge. Can jack up the rear, and test in place. Just be careful, spinning things, and all that.
 
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