Josh Murawski
Junior Member
Ok, so I’m working on restoring a really clean 1989 Dodge W150 (see pics) that has been sitting since 2010. After doing a bunch of work to get this truck running, I’m having an issue with the truck actually moving. The truck seems to go into gear, but will only move when you rev it really high. I have drive and reverse. Trans fluid seem to be at a normal level when idling, but will spill out of the top of the dipstick tube when revving it without the trans dipstick in it. Truck has the 318 and 3speed auto. The work I’ve done to the truck so far: new battery, new alternator, cap & rotor, new coil, oil & filter change, upgraded the fuel tank to a ‘92 tank & fuel pump (due to the original fuel pump assembly being rotted apart), new fuel filter, replaced fuel lines, 2 new calipers, cut the rotors, new pads, new rear shoes, new master cylinder, new brake lines. Trying to avoid a $2k transmission rebuild at the moment. Any help or suggestions to figure out what’s going on with the transmission are greatly appreciated.