Shawn Posted August 14, 2007 Report Share Posted August 14, 2007 I have a 01 dodge ram 1500 5.2l v8 and i believe the tranny is a 46re. 10 inches of lift sittin on 38.5s. 3 years ago the o/d solenoid which bolts to the valve body on the bottum of the tranny crapped out on me. Had it replaced all was fine. A month ago i had the same problems as before. Replaced the solenoid and transducer. along with the filter and a new pan. Here's my problem. The Tranny was overheating during this problem. With a new solenoid the tranny is still overheating. Any Suggestions? Here she is in her prime. Some of you may remember this pic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toddyboman Posted August 14, 2007 Report Share Posted August 14, 2007 Any Suggestions? Take it to a mechanic :rolleyes: somebody had to say it.:D:D:D:D Nice pic by the way!:cool: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn Posted August 14, 2007 Author Report Share Posted August 14, 2007 I can do the work myself, im not going to pay for a service i can do myself. just need a little insight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toddyboman Posted August 14, 2007 Report Share Posted August 14, 2007 Just giving you a hard time. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
archerjg Posted August 15, 2007 Report Share Posted August 15, 2007 You might need an added external transmission cooler. That is a lot of extra stress and heat on the transmission with the lift and tires. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dodgeman1 Posted August 15, 2007 Report Share Posted August 15, 2007 my folks bought a dodge that was also a 01, it had the same problem and it was a check vaulve in the line that ran to the external trans cooler. just something to check out. hope it helps Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevebeilgard Posted August 15, 2007 Report Share Posted August 15, 2007 or buy a duramax. they come with a trans cooler..lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaun_300 Posted August 15, 2007 Report Share Posted August 15, 2007 I can't see it not having a tranny cooler, basically all automatics do. The cooler or lines may have become plugged. I'd be taking the lines off and trying to backflush the cooler. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BowtechTurkeyHunter Posted August 15, 2007 Report Share Posted August 15, 2007 I can't see it not having a tranny cooler, basically all automatics do. The cooler or lines may have become plugged. I'd be taking the lines off and trying to backflush the cooler. This is what I would suggest too ... I bet this will fix your problem ... if you smoked the tranny you probbly had some sediment get stuck in the lines ... GL with it Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhunt Posted August 15, 2007 Report Share Posted August 15, 2007 You might need an added external transmission cooler. That is a lot of extra stress and heat on the transmission with the lift and tires. The trans cooler was my first thought too. Would check this first. Had issues with a chevy years ago with the trans heating up. We put a heavy duty external trans cooler on it, and it solved that problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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