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[Fwd: Re: [Fwd: [RC] Dodge Ram Transmissions]] - cschiroFrom: <dschiro@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Date: 2005/03/23 Wed AM 11:11:44 EST To: <cschiro@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Subject: Re: [Fwd: [RC] Dodge Ram Transmissions] Nope. Transmissions on gas engines face a different environment than transmissions on diesel engines. 1) Typically undersized transmissions are placed behind gasoline engines because they develop lower torque as a diesel engine. The assumption is that the transmissions don't need to be as strong. This same thinking prevades the boating world as well. Our truck has the upgraded heavy duty transmission on it and has over 80k miles on it. Besides a minor front gasket leak it shows no signs of trouble. This is why I wanted a large diesel truck. You just tear up the drive train trying to pull a trailer with a F150. The F250 is still a little undersized for payload capacity and causes stress on the drive train as well. 2) Gasoline engines accelerate faster and rev higher than diesel engines. Hard acceleration and high RPM's are not good for the longevity of a transmission. This is especially true when hauling a trailer. The extra weight in combination with the other two is a recipe for disaster. People think that they have a big block engine so they can take off like a bat out of hell. This is not the case. 3) The differential gearing is higher on Gasoline engines. This is because the gas engine does not develop as much torque as the diesel. To make the trucks have the same towing capacity, the differential gear ratio is increased. This means that the engine must run faster to acheive the same speed. This means more stress on the transmission. A diesel truck is the only way to go for a horse trailer. Everything is stronger and not stressed as hard. This results in a much longer lifespan for the machinery. DanFrom: <cschiro@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Date: 2005/03/22 Tue PM 04:56:23 EST To: <dschiro@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Subject: [Fwd: [RC] Dodge Ram Transmissions] Dan, does this something we should be concerned about? ChristinaFrom: Carolyn Burgess <carolyn@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Date: 2005/03/22 Tue PM 01:21:04 EST To: ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [RC] Dodge Ram Transmissions <<<We have a 1999 Dodoge Ram 2500 V10 - We started having transmission problems at around 60,000 miles while the truck was still under warranty - The dealership sort of bandaged the the transmission and we had to rebuild at 108,000 miles after the warranty expired. Has anyone else had similar problems? We are trying to deal with the Dodoge dealership and any input would be appreciated! Thank you. Pam and Doyle Bailie>>> I thought these transmissions were under a recall. We have a friend who had a Dodge truck that had the transmission replaced three times, and he still bought another Dodge. We have a Dodge dealership right down the street from us. The problem was so bad that they would keep transmissions in stock and got so good at changing them out they could do it in a half hour. Carolyn Burgess Email: carolyn@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Website: http://www.doubleheartranch.com Phone: 1-978-897-6624 Fax: 1-419-735-1117 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
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