Transmission Expert Needed

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HEMIxHAMMER

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2004
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04 Ram Quad Cab 4x4
5.7 Hemi 84k miles
545 Rfe trans ??

Situation: My truck runs great, perfect in fact right up until I tow my boat. I can be driving along and the trans will try to shift and get hung in 3rd gear....if you put in reverse it will not move/no throttle
Pushing gas pedal does nothing Rpms don’t raise at all, same for 1&2
Shut the truck off and restart no change.
I have to use bullydog to reset truck to stock to get it to shift normally.
**This happens with truck in stock tune or 89/93 tune** makes no difference.
Any other time driving or towing anything else other than the boat it runs and shifts like brand new.
Truck was tuned by Shawn @ hemifever and asked him for any advise w trans and he said no tuning for the trans was available for 2004.

Help welcomed and appreciated.

Replaced solenoid pack, speed sensor
Installed transgo Shift kit
Added external trans cooler
Any info or advice appreciated
Also added line pressure booster.
 
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With the 5.7 I'm guessing its a half ton. Do you know how much your boat weighs(rough estimate)?
 

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The fact you have no throttle throws me off.
No codes being thrown?
 
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HEMIxHAMMER

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With the 5.7 I'm guessing its a half ton. Do you know how much your boat weighs(rough estimate)?

Rough estimate 5500 -5750 lbs

The fact you have no throttle throws me off.
No codes being thrown?

I’m gonna go back today and double check any codes I may have and will report back in 30 minutes or so
 
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HEMIxHAMMER

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Just pulled DTC
The power steering thing and evap codes I know about....don’t care about evap codes as we don’t have emission
I have power steering switch have just been lazy about installing

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