ridecamp@endurance.net: Dodge Diesel

Dodge Diesel

Layne Simmons [lsimmons@boi.hp.com] ([lsimmons@boi.hp.com]")
Tue, 02 Sep 1997 15:41:06 -0600

Hi all,

This message is for all of you who pull with a Dodge Diesel. We had a
slight mishap over the weekend, our 1996 Dodge died! We were pulling
up a 9% incline, pulling two horses and had our camper on the truck,
and the transmission (automatic) went completely out. There was no
"park" to help hold the truck, and the parking brake alone wouldn't
hold the truck, so I had to jump out as the rig
began to roll backwards, and block the tires. Pretty scary...

We ended up unloading the horses and riding them to the cabin...

What I wanted to get out to the masses was a web page which tells of
all recalls for various vehicles.

http://WWW.NHTSA.DOT.GOV/cars/problems/

We found what we suspect the problem is to be one of the recall items
for the 1996 dodge. You can look at this list and hope your truck is
still under warranty. Here is what we found:

"Under certain high load operating conditions, the transmission fluid
temperature can exceed the melting point of the material used in the connector
to retain the fluid line to the transmission.

When these temperatures occur, the fluid line will not stay connected with the
transmission and fluid can spray onto the exhaust manifold, resulting in smoke
or fire."

Happy riding,

Layne Simmons
Star, Idaho

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