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Question: 1998 Dodge Durango 87,000 miles I have a problem with my truck it sounds like the transmission is going out. My friend said had had the same problem and an alternator repaired the problem. Can this be so? Do alternators make this grumbling noise when going out?

Answer: Yes, we just had a Dodge truck come in for that same problem. The easiest way to see if it is your alternator is to remove the drive belt then start it for a moment, did the noise go away? if yes, replace alternator with high quality rebuilt unit.

Question: 1999 Dodge Durango. I recently had my transmission removed and rebuilt in my 1999 Durango, and since I got it back, the shifting points seem a little off, but the main problem I'm having is that if it sits over night, and I first start it and put it in gear to either back or pull out of my driveway, the Durango won't move, I give it gas and it seems like there is no gear whatsoever, but after a couple seconds, 10 or more it goes in gear and works fine. The longer the Durango sits, the longer it has no drive gear, but before it engages, you hear the pump and everything but it still won't move, than it goes in and fine till it sits again. A tranny shop told me that their 100% sure it's the check valve in the tranny line and they said they have to replace that. When in fact I changed that, the day I got the Durango out of the shop. And if it sits for a couple days there's a puddle under it from tranny fluid, but I believe that's just the pan gasket. And the transmission shop has it now and says its fine, its normal all that...no problem going in to gear for them. Any idea what the problem could be.

Answer: Your problem is the result of an internal leak in the transmission. The torque converter drains back into the transmission overnight. We call this "morning sickness." When the truck is started, it can not move until the transmission refills the torque converter. When the truck sits for several days, the torque converter over-fills the transmission to the point that the fluid leaks out of the vents.

Question: 2001 Dodge Durango mileage: 85,000. I have a leak in the heater core. It leaks into the passenger compartment. What needs to be removed to get to it and repair or replace it?

Answer: Replacing the heater core on your truck is an easy job. The heater core cover under dash must be removed. Next, remove the heater housing to replace heater core.

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