They wanted me to come pick up the car and see if it would do it again. The same was used, with a recalibrated AutoStick ®, for automatic or manual shifting. I was having difficulty with the warranty department they are based in India so after a week I towed the vehicle to another repair shop and they drained the fluid water was also in the transmission and they reset the codes. Archived from on November 3, 2007. Alas, this method was not perfect, and I have some rubbing between the shifter frame and the driveshaft, whenever I try to shift into 5th gear. The Dodge was very well received in Brazil.
Most likely I will dump it. Chrysler worked on several car designs to smooth out the current 1975 bodied Charger into something that would be reasonably aerodynamic for the big racetracks and the Magnum design was settled on in the summer of 1977 for use in the 1978 racing season. I solved the driveshaft scraping issue, and the shift knob clearance issue from items 3 and 4 above. I heard a whirring noise for a few minutes and then the car stopped. Would certainly blow a lot of peoples minds. He said this is his first of many problems with this car! Otherwise, I cannot shift into 1st, 3rd, or 5th gears - those items are in the way.
In 1979, Chrysler de México introduced the Chrysler LeBaron based on the M-body platform, and two years later it introduced the Dodge Diplomat as the Dodge Dart. This is a heavy-duty engine that needs good transmission oil to operate optimally. Anyhow, they now said the computer board that the driveshaft sensors plug into is shot and needs replacing. The gas tank held 19 gallons 72 liters. Not only was I angry that the transmission failed, but my daughter was freaking out about getting to school! It was essentially the same as the U.
Its cast iron case and carbon fiber composite synchronizers allow it to be extremely sturdy at handling 500 pounds of torque or more. Archived from on January 21, 2009. Still running strong after over a year with the stick shift. The base engine was the 318 cu in 5. The clutch hydraulics, apart from what I described in 1 above, fit perfectly. All the windows and windshield chromed metals were painted flat black; only the bumpers and the grille were chromed.
My Magnum is still alive and kicking, so to speak. The transmission pulls and shifts fine now. Dealer states a new transmission pump is needed. The acceleration times and braking distances were, according to Chrysler, carried over unchanged. There was no warning light or anything just stopped going! The general sales manager finally got involved and got the Dodge rep. That's in addition to the apparently insurmountable problems getting the electronics to play nicely with the stick-shift. So, I did what I did, and 6 months later.
After having it towed 12 miles to a local Dodge dealer and leaving for 2 days, they determined that the driveshaft sensors were shot according to the codes. It has a cast iron case and an aluminum top cover to protect its helical gears. I was floored when I learned this, as this means that the transmission is rated to an input torque of 295 ft-lbf instead of 272 ft-lbf. Production ended on March 28, 2008. For the 1978 season, the 1974 Charger that Chrysler teams had continued to use was no longer eligible for competition. The drag coefficient cD was 0. Turbo Gas, Dodge Daytona 4-Cyl.
Whether you need Dodge 4-speed, 5-speed, 6-speed automatic or manual transmission or transfer case we can help you find the best one for your vehicle. Car went nowhere, except for rolling backward if I didn't brake, already 40 miles from home. Guess what brand I'm gonna buy for my 2 soon-to-be college grads? This car is causing me a lot of money!!!!!! A heavy-duty four-flange prop shaft sent the torque from the transmission to an upgraded differential and axles. The new Magnum was a station wagon version of the manufactured at the same plant in , Canada. My first Dodge and my last Dodge. Update from Nov 17, 2010 : Well they got me back on the road for another week and I drove the heck out of it everywhere until it started a hint of the whining. .
They said they would check into helping me out. Turbo Diesel, Dodge 250 Pickup 6-Cyl. Other specifications were presumably similar to the. Going off previous research, I incorrectly assumed that the bellhousing bolt patterns would be identical between the 3. The maximum trailer weight was 3,800 lb 1,724 kg. The Magnum was on 's for 2005.
For the 1987 season, the turbocharger received an intercooler and the power from the turbo engine changed from 140 to 150 hp 112 kW. It is in all 1994—2001 Dodge Ram 1500s and in 1994-2004 Dodge Dakota V8s and has also been featured in the 1995 Dodge Ram 2500 Light Duty. S, so the compact cars Dodge Dart using the front of the Volaré and the rear of the Aspen , Valiant Volaré using the front of the Aspen and the rear of the Volaré , and sporty , were dropped for this year. Production figures were supplied by Claude Lacombe, and are from Chrysler records; rear wheel drive unless otherwise stated. The Mexican Dodge Magnum was offered only for the 1981—1982 model years. We have Dodge transmissions to serve any application and will ship around the world. Check out below some of our popular Dodge transmissions.
Unfortunately, there is no recall on this yet - I am hoping that enough people complain in order to force them to put out a recall - it is ridiculous for us to have to foot the bill for a new transmission because of a known defect. However, the lack of factory development support of the small-block Chrysler 360 V8 as a race engine was becoming more of a problem, and in high speed racing traffic the Magnum did not handle well. For the 1987 season, the turbocharger received an intercooler and the power from the turbo engine changed from 140 to 150 hp 112 kW. Turbo Diesel, Dodge 2500 Pickup 6-Cyl. Options included power sunroof, heated seats, side airbags, and the Trailer Tow Group which included load leveling and height control. Had the car for 2 days and the whining started and the damn thing limped to the side of the road and wouldn't move.