The Garagemahal
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Post by The Garagemahal on Nov 10, 2013 10:20:31 GMT -4
Thats shitty Ted !
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Post by chefted on Nov 11, 2013 14:57:31 GMT -4
Sure is!!!
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Post by chefted on Nov 20, 2013 22:38:25 GMT -4
So I whip the tranny out last weekend and take it to our local shop, put it back in with all the goodies, shift kit, ect. Could have done the rebuild myself but with lack of space and snow looming I chose this route, complete with warranty.$1200tx in. Install the dam thing, no kickdown and no geardown at stop lights. . It shifts fine manually, TQ holding great, good line pressure. I drop it off to them on Monday, got it back today, govenor was sticking, seems good so far, no charge for the fix. I am crossing my fingers. LOL
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Creepy
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Post by Creepy on Nov 20, 2013 23:10:46 GMT -4
Good luck!
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Post by C.B.RENEGADE on Nov 23, 2013 10:55:28 GMT -4
good price! I was quoted double that for mine a few years back.
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Post by chefted on May 18, 2014 18:22:10 GMT -4
Finally go a chance to work on the old girl. There has been a 351CW Holset turbo from a 03-07 ram automatic a the shop for a year now. I just got the time to do a rebuild and get it installed on the whopper. Fairly common swap for the 1st gen crowd, 770CFM. My stock turbo could not handle the current fueling level. If I held it wide open the piro would climb to 1700 within seconds, all the while blowing black smoke. This turbo, I cannot get it over 1200, so vast improvement in air flow. Had to change my exhaust to 4" and do some plumbing. Buy a fitting for the oil feed line, drain line bolts up if you clock the turbo, some couplers, and a 40psi waste gate from BD diesel. A 351 exhaust flange from Hungry Diesel. Made my own flange for the head. It's not pretty, but does flow well. I cut one of the couplers a little short and I'll have to buy a new one, but other than that, pretty easy swap. Completed in a full day.
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Creepy
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Post by Creepy on May 18, 2014 19:52:28 GMT -4
Looks good Ted! Were you running this truck all winter?
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Post by chefted on May 18, 2014 22:03:16 GMT -4
Yup started well all winter, even when the waggy wouldn't. Plowed the driveway. Mechanical Lift pump didn't last a year, the leaver arm sheared off. Never seen that before. Odd, looking at electric versions.
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Post by C.B.RENEGADE on May 19, 2014 8:20:20 GMT -4
Is there a big difference in power?
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Post by chefted on May 19, 2014 8:36:36 GMT -4
Not more power yet, but spools quicker, more low end earlier. I will start adding a more fuel and more timing when I get a chance. My target is 350hp and 700lbs. Need some run time on it 1st. New injection pump is on its way from BD, mine failed, leaking heavily, cranky to start now, already tried a rebuild a year ago, going new this time.
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Post by chefted on Sept 25, 2014 7:31:40 GMT -4
Tranny failed again!!!!!Lost reverse,shrapnel in the pan. Warrantees are awesome.
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Post by Creepy on Sept 25, 2014 15:04:16 GMT -4
Go Dodge!
So this failed in summer not plowing or towing much.
Sucky rebuilds? Cheap parts?
There is no way you would have worn out the reverse band, so you probably have a pressure problem. What did the shrapnel look like?
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Post by chefted on Sept 25, 2014 20:30:55 GMT -4
Ya it's a pressure issue, 0 line pressure at reverse port, all forward gears fine. I did not see the shrapnel myself, just a report from the tranny shop. I have been working it hard, hauled 16 cord firewood at 8-9k/load, 8k of hay for my buddy, leveled 17 dump truck loads of fill with the plow, hauled numerous loads of wood and debris off my property from the storm. The tranny was running hot at low speed, (250 degrees)50-70kph, fine on the highway. So I knew something was up, it was schedule to go in for a check up, then reverse failed. I have a large cooler with 1/2" line and a deep pan. The waggy has the same tranny and never gives trouble, and has hauled 8-10K many time without going over 180. I am ordering a BD converter, to keep slippage down, and a larger cooler. Hopefully that does it. I am putting down a lot of TQ, I can accelerate up hills with 9-10k no problem, I don't think the tranny likes it. lol
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Post by Creepy on Sept 25, 2014 21:24:28 GMT -4
Plowing dirt, lol. Ok then, that's pretty hard work!
Just a little thing - Check the cooler line adapters into the trans. They are often very small diameter inside, then bump out to a big 3/8 or 1/2" line. Deceiving!
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Post by bacon on Sept 26, 2014 20:46:36 GMT -4
careful Ted, the nickname "Tranny killer" will get you all kinds of attention you don't want!!!
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