89 dodge problems

hotrod2495 · Jan 22, 2013

Hey,
I have a 89 dodge ram d1500 318. So far it's been extremely trusty but lately it's been sticking in second gear and whenever I'm sitting at a light it will start to stall out unless I give it some gas then it's fine for a few seconds and then it does it again. I was thinking for the gear sticking if I should just replace the trans linkage. I'm up for any suggestions.
Thanks,
Matt

HemiBabe · Jan 23, 2013

Welcome to RF.

Hopefully someone will chime in shortly

smiley · Jan 23, 2013

I would try to drop the trans pan and change out fluid and filter. If you know how adjust bands too. It may be clutch pack solenoid or something like that too. If this seems like to much of a job have a local transmission shop do it so you know what you have going.

$miley

hotrod2495 · Jan 24, 2013

Thanks. I'll try it later this week. Would you know of any other problems that could occur?

88rambigblock · Jan 27, 2013

Auto or manual trans?

hotrod2495 · Jan 29, 2013

Manual 4 spd

88rambigblock · Jan 31, 2013

Could be the throttle body injection unit messing up. Could be the CPU also

hotrod2495 · Feb 25, 2013

Do you know what kind of tranny fluid it takes or where to find what kind it takes?

hotrod2495 · Feb 26, 2013

I wanna say that it is 50wt but I'm not a 100% sure

WhiteExpress · Feb 26, 2013

It being a 4sp manual likely means your stick shift bolts straight to the transmission housing. The shift forks inside might be worn out.

You likely should have the transmission freshened up at a transmission shop. :-(

hotrod2495 · Feb 26, 2013

The guy I got the truck from said that he replaced the fork and the clutch a little less than 20 miles ago so I don't know if that makes a difference

WhiteExpress · Feb 26, 2013

Can you take off in granny and shift to 3rd?

Does it only stick if you start in 2nd or is it anytime you shift into 2nd it doesn't want to come out?

hotrod2495 · Feb 27, 2013

It doesn't always stick in second. It'll stick every now and then but when it does itfeels like its not in gear and it's really sloppy. And I can start in second if it gets stuck I just can't go faster than 30 lol

Ramjunkie17 · Feb 28, 2013

I don't think it would be anything in the tranny because with the clutch disengaged the engine and tranny aren't connected I would check out injectors spark plugs wires throttle body anything that has to do with fuel and ignition tranny is most likely not the problem

tylerdavis5232 · Feb 28, 2013

Manual transmissions take gear oil, in my truck its 75:140 but you can go to any oreillys or oil change place and they can look it up for you.

Ramjunkie17 · Feb 28, 2013

With it being a manual the tranny isn't why its dying. Because when sitting still and the clutch disengaged the engine isn't even part of the tranny. Even if it is sticking that wont cause it to die. I would check all your fuel system such as injectors filter fuel pressure regulator and ignition system plugs and plug wires distributer coil. But I'm positive its not the tranny making it die. And it wouldn't really stick if it was a manual it would be stuck in that gear and come out because your shift fork is so warn out it would completely push it out of the drive gear cause you to not move when you put it in another gear.

hotrod2495 · Mar 6, 2013

So you're saying if I replace the fork then it won't get stuck anymore?

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