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Condolences to you, and your family.

Lots of very nice cars. One of my favorites, is the 32 roadster with the 348/409.
Thanks for posting.

Bummer. I don't think JB weld will hold there if under pressure.
If it were me, I'd have a donor case ready, just in case.
Could it just be oil that worked it's way into the case from the outside?

I was going to work on assembling my car today. But I got a call from someone that needed a large locust tree removed. So guess what I spent my day doing. Woopee !

It's all good though. I use a fireplace insert as a supplement to heating my home during the winter. And the way the winter's have been going the last few years (colder than usual), it's good that I have plenty of wood on hand.
Locust burns very hot, and it doesn't take a long time to season, either.

Only, now I'm too tired and my arthritis is really kicking in. So I'm in my recliner, sipping on a glass of Crown Royal Reserve on the rocks.

[That sure is a sweet lookin' smoker !]

I have used U-Ship a couple of times with very good success! The last thing I had shipped was a 1000lb smoker that I had custom built in Georgia. I got lucky because the fellow that brought it up for me was from Mansfield originally and needed a reason to visit some family members. He brought it up and delivered it for 300.00

That sure is a sweet lookin' smoker !

Yup, you guessed it, it is a RF problem.

Here's my story on the fix:

At about 80K miles, my tranny started to "hunt" driving down the road in a "no load" condition. The tach would increase about 300 rpm and then immediately go back to the "lock-up' condition.

The problem was reported by MANY folks and Dodge was replacing all sorts of torque converters, trannys, etc. They really had no idea as to the problem and were just "shot-gunning" the situation to shut people up. None of the Dodge supplied fixes worked for me.

Now, I did not figure the fix out by myself, there were probably a hundred guys on one of the Turbo Diesel sites that were all comparing notes and trying to come up with an answer. I have a friend that is an excellent tranny guy and has been in business for 25+ years and he put his "super whammy" computer in my truck and we drove around for a half hour and all we could find was a "false signal to the torque converter lock/unlock".

I started looking for something that would "send a false signal".

Finally, a couple of the guys who had tried everything that had been suggested and/or tried in the past came up with the fix by shielding the large ground wire that passes near the rear of the alternator.

This wire is a ground that comes from the engine control module, runs down the length of the engine and then over to the ground location that is under the second battery (the one on the passenger side).

This wire is in a bundle that is routed right past the rear of the alternator. Here's what happens.......the batteries are most likely not new, and the alternator has about 80K-90K miles on it and it is starting to labor a bit to keep up with the required electrical load. EVERY time that the regulator triggers the alternator to increase the output, there is a RF signal that is picked up by that long black wire (spelled ANTENNA) running along the alternator case which in turn sends a signal to the ECM and tells it to "unlock the converter".

All that is necessary is to shield the wire with aluminum foil and the problem is fixed. I always like the system to look like it was never touched, so I rewrap the bundle so it also "looks neat".

I have fixed a bunch of these for all of my friends and have not had one return with the problem recurring. Most of these were trucks that had never had any prior problem or attempt to fix the problem. So, I am sure that this is the only repair necessary.

I think that the years involved were 1998 thru 2000 (maybe even to 2002).

Glad that the info was of service to you.

Tell your friend that an excellent site for the Dodge Turbo Diesel is "TURBO DIESEL REGISTER". These folks know what is happening with the Dodges.

Later...........jb EXSEDAN

I printed this all out, and gave it to my friend to read for himself. He's a
happy camper now.  THANK YOU !

Hey, Exsedan...........

I told my friend at work about the foil trick. He thought I was playing a
practical joke on him ! After he gave it some thought, he went ahead
and put the foil on.

He's made about 4 trips at 75 miles each, and say's the problem appears
to be gone !

He ( and I ) would REALLY like to know how this cured the problem.
He said the wire appears to be a ground ?  Also, it 's very close to the
alternator.  Isolation ?

Can you please explain ?

He's not very knowledgable about computer's but I think he may try to
join the roundtable to "talk" to you.

THANK YOU, for your help !  

Looks like you bought it. I don't know anything about that set-up, but
I've got a Gear Vendor on my deuce and I like it. If it's anything like a
Gear Vendor, you'll be happy.

exsedan, thanks for your input. I relayed the info to him.

crosley, based on the info I have, I would have to say the converter
is disengaging, momentarily, intermitantly, but this only happins when
the truck is in overdrive at highway speed. He says it shifts fine, when
he gets in town. He has about a 75 mile (each way) commute to work.

There is a stretch of highway that has a lot of patches / potholes / etc.
and he claims the problem is more prevalant when on rough pavement.
He thought maybe there is a loose wire / connection somewhere. :?

A guy I work with is having a problem with the trans in his truck. I
was hoping you would maybe know if the trans could be repaired
without removal.

He's got a 1998 Dodge 2500 5.9 Liter Diesel factory installed automatic,
with overdrive. I guess the overdrive is actually an add-on, seperate
unit, bolted on to the rear of the main trans case.

Anyway, what it's doing is : when the truck is at highway speed & in overdrive, the tach will show the rpm's increase, and the trans will disengage ( or drop out ) only for a moment. This happens intermitantly.
We think maybe there's a lock-up solenoid going bad. He's hoping he can
make the repair himself, without having to remove the whole transmission.
I guess it's huge.

What do ya think ? Can you offer some advise ?

Thanks

Man, that sucks .
A lot of killer music artist's gone. Janice, Jimmy, Jim, Stevie, and now Jeff.
Just to name a few that come to mind.
Reality check ?
Sucks.

That's beautiful !  Thanks for sharing.  
Life's good.

I bought a complete 8" rear end w/ fomoco 3:55 that came out of a Mach1 Mustang.

[Shoot em'. Not dead, though. Then drag them to where no one can see, and beat them for a while. Then, shoot them again. Maybe a couple more times. Killing them would just depend on the situation, and the caliberused, area of entry, etc.My 2cents]

Shoot em'.
Not dead, though. Then drag them to where no one can see, and
beat them for a while. Then, shoot them again. Maybe a couple more times. Killing them would just depend on the situation, and the caliber
used, area of entry, etc.

My 2cents

If I'd have known about this last month.

A guy I work with , bought a "06" H-D  Superglide (new), and never
rode it. I seen him on 1 poker run. I think that was about the only time
he rode it.

Anyway, his life plan changed big time. He changed jobs, and sold
the Glide for 10K. At least that's what I heard he was asking . Maybe
it sold for even less. I know it was gone in one week.

Deals are out there.

Later.....