Trans running hot on 2005Ram 3500 Auto
We tow a horse trailer with our 2005 Ram 3500 dually auto. When towing in the mountains the trans temp will get up to 230 deg. as this year does not have the abililty to lock out the overdrive(both th...
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transamz9 wrote:
I have no problem holding in the mid 30 mph range in some pretty steep grades if the speed allows. I just can't select third on the shifter.
At that speed you should be in second gear. If that is the case you probably are unlocked and yes the trans will heat up then.
On the second gen trucks we used to run a mystery switch. It would keep the trans locked in all gears. Bad part was if you forgot to turn it off coming to s stop it would stall the engine.
