Tranny Help!!

[ramfan96]

96 ram 1500 5.2 4x4 with 46re tranny. wasnt shifting out of first so i replaced the governor solenoid and sensor. shifted great for about 10 mins before the tranny overheated and smoke was billowing out of the dipstick tube. i deleted the check valve in the cooler line then figured out the cooler was clogged. i unclogged the cooler. truck seemed to be fine after that except now it will not shift into overdrive at all and seems to be gear hunting slightly when in second. i dont wanna pull the pan again unless i have to itd be the 4th time... i was thinking of using sea foam tranny fix or lucas transmission fix to see if that helps. any other ideas of what i could have ruined when i overheated it?

 

[Merc225hp]

Just my op here and that is, she's done start looking for a tranny.

 

[rustydagger]

If it overheated, it probably started burning the clutches up.
The ex girlfriends Chevy burnt two transmissions before they figured out her cooler was blocked.
Look for a good rebuild guy? Usually local businesses are better than chains

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[dodge dude94]

Get a new one.

 

[rustydagger]

Is there a reason for replace vs rebuild? Just curious.

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[dodge dude94]

In my context, it's the same thing. lol

 

[leadrofthepak]

As a last ditch effort you can try a band adjustment (still going to have to drop the pan)... But in all honesty the 46re does not fair well against an overheat. Even if you manage to adjust the bands to allow it to shift properly again, the heat burned the bands/frictions enough to warrant a rebuild. Sorry man, noone likes getting bad news