Dodge 47RE

5 discussions on MotorsForum about the Dodge 47RE: what owners asked, what went wrong, and what fixed it.

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Chevy or Dodge or Ford 1 ton with diesel

I am trying to decide which truck to go with and was hopeing I could get some advice from the group. Are there any advantages or disadvantages to any of the diesel engines offered by the different mnufacturers?

quote from trans place on my 47RE

Talked to a good ol' country boy at a trans shop.Been working on trannys for years and years. I gave him the symptoms of the problem and he said it does sound like the torque converter.He said he even if it is just the torque it would be...

Somebody talk me out of it

Am considering a new 3/4 ton truck with diesel. Am seriously looking atthe Dodge 2500HD. Second choice is the GMC and a third is the Ford. Myexperience with MOPAR ain't great but I'm impressed with the Dodge.Any experiences that can help me...

47RE failure update.

Thanks to all who responded so far.Last I posted was that the transmission was not engaging.This was based on my experience when I was sitting on a truck kept rolling back when in any gear.Last night I tried to drive it again. This time I...

Cummins Diesel Compatible With Loadflite 727?

I have a Dodge Motorhome with a 440-3 and a 727 Lodeflite transmission.It is my understanding that the Lodeflight is internally a completely different transmission than a Torqueflite 727. The Lodeflite is beefed up for heavy duty use.I...

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