I just bought a 94 dodge ram 2500 truck and am in the process of making
some repairs. I noticed the throttle valve cable (kickdown cable) was snapped and I replaced it. I don't know how long it was driven like this prior to me buying it. I've heard that driving without this cable
can destroy a tranny. I can't feel anything weird going on right know but I'm wondering if the tranny's life has been severely shortened, and
are there certain symtoms I will notice if the tranny is going bad. I've also heard that the dodge ram with overdrive has had some major common tranny problems. Can anyone else verify this? Does anyone know
of anybody that has had no tranny problems with the dodge? It's got a ton of power and is in great shape and I'm hoping the truck will last at least 40,000-50,000 miles.
It is a 94 dodge ram 2500 5.9 gas 4x4 with 130,000 miles. It has a plow but was seldom used. In the past 2 years the previous owner only put on 1,000 miles. He bought a smaller truck to save on gas, and used
the 2500 to plow his driveway. The price I paid was too good to turn down. I had the truck diagnosed at Chrysler dealer and they gave me a list of problems about a mile long. Most of the list is easy do it myself repairs so that's why I decided it was worth the money to buy. I've already completed half the list, but having to buy a new tranny would form me to re-evaluate how much more money I want to put into the
truck.
Can any dodge ram owners or mechanics familiar with dodge let me know if this truck is a timebomb at 130,000 miles or if it is a truck capable of 200,000