Torque converter problems (maybe)
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Torque converter problems (maybe)
I have a 97 1500 with the 5.2 and the engine runs great and sounds good, but there's definitely something going on with the transmission. I don't know much about them, but It does not like to accelerate at all, it struggles to get up to 60mph. The torque converter makes a whirring noise after it kicks back down into first gear when coming to stop. And when I'm driving and hit about 45-50mph it drops rpms just a bit and it's like the transmission is doing nothing until I give it more gas, it used to shake really bad when doing the same thing but now it doesn't for some reason. So when it does this I just click overdrive and boom, it starts driving normally. Then I'll turn it off and the rpms drop back, and it's back to acting funny.
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Transmission oil in neutral. The shaking was probably your frictions and steels going out and the end result. Pull the 8 pin connector on the drivers side of transmission. Manually shift the gears from 1 to 2 to 3 while driving. Does it shift into the gears? If yes, the electronics, get a new kit like this. Rostra are the equivalent to Mopar, and this is a reasonable price. I have no affiliation with OPT. https://www.oregonperformancetransmission.com/product/OPT-A518-A618-EL.htm
If not then it's rebuild time. Unless it's low on fluid and corrects the problem.
If not then it's rebuild time. Unless it's low on fluid and corrects the problem.
Last edited by PR1AWRet; 05-02-2023 at 04:39 PM.
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Transmission oil in neutral. The shaking was probably your frictions and steels going out and the end result. Pull the 8 pin connector on the drivers side of transmission. Manually shift the gears from 1 to 2 to 3 while driving. Does it shift into the gears? If yes, the electronics, get a new kit like this. Rostra are the equivalent to Mopar, and this is a reasonable price. I have no affiliation with OPT. https://www.oregonperformancetransmission.com/product/OPT-A518-A618-EL.htm
If not then it's rebuild time. Unless it's low on fluid and corrects the problem.
If not then it's rebuild time. Unless it's low on fluid and corrects the problem.