99 CTD Auto tranny---need a new one. ?'s

[Cody]

So, I pull out of a parking space last night and as I start to drive home, my truck won't up shift. All I have is first gear. That sucks.

At any rate, I guess its time for a new tranny. I need to go down and talk to Joey at J&G and see if I need a full rebuild or if it's something less expensive. I fear the worst, but I can't afford either. At any rate, are there any fairly inexpensive upgrades I can have done to the dodge tranny to make it stronger. I did some research a year or two ago and it seems like I remember all worthwhile upgrades almost doubling the price of the transmission. I can't afford a 3-5000 dollar tranny--actually I can't afford a 250 dollar tranny but this **** happens sometimes.

I need to see how much I have in my stocks so I can cash out and buy a tranny.

Cody

 

[Hickey]

All I can say is that if you need it rebuilt, do it once. Build it beefy enough that you can forget about it.

 

[tv_larsen]

If you want an upgraded trans, call Terry at Moonlight Diesel. He's a DTT builder and he won't jerk you around. He'll give you his straight opinion, and he'll discuss your possible options.

 

[DToy]

I'd have it checked out before writing it off as totally shot. I drove a 2001 CTD truck that is owned by an excavator that works for me the other day, and his did the same thing. I drove it probably 10 miles or so, and I was able to get it to shift out of first by driving in drive, shifting to neutral, and then back to drive. I stopped it, fueled it up, and drove it back to the jobsite and the tranny shifted fine all the way back. I asked him about it and he says that it only does it occasionally, and usually begins acting normal again after shutting it off and re-starting it. His auto has 144K on it of hard use towing bobcats and occasionally smaller trackhoes. Good luck with yours though and let us know what you find out.

 

[Herzog]

Cody!

Read my thread here and see if you have any similar symptoms... could only cost a couple hundred to easily fix on your own.

http://www.dieseltruckresource.com/dev/showthread.php?s=&threadid=56375

I tried to call you back yesterday.

 

[Cody]

Well, mine just doesn't shift out of 1st. I talked to Joey at J&G and he seemed pretty optimistic about it being something fairly small like a solenoid and simple. I'm dropping it off down there in the morning for him to take a look. I really hope that it is something not too expensive. A new tranny is going to absolutely break me.

Cody

 

[Herzog]

I'm willing to bet that it's your Governer Solenoid (controls the 1-2 shift sequence) in the tranny. Stuck open or closed... either of which will cause different problems.

Good luck Cody.