Transmission slips

Tiny
CHARLY007
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  • 1990 DODGE VAN
  • 5.2L
  • V8
  • 2WD
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  • 225,369 MILES
I have a 1990 dodge ram van B250 sitting on my driveway for 6 monts and try to use it but my tranny no work I change the filter was black change the fluid and works fine I took it to work 1 hr drive not problem when I get there when I come back from work 5 mins before my house my tranny not working again so what I do is turn off my van and turn back on and works for a lil bit so when the tranny is cool works but get hot and slips told me whats wrong with my tranny
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Friday, July 11th, 2014 AT 9:46 PM

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Tiny
HMAC300
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It sounds like an internal seal is giving up when the unit gets hot which is typical of a bad transmission. If the fluid level is good and the fluid fresh the next step is rebuild time.
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Saturday, July 12th, 2014 AT 6:02 AM
Tiny
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Yep I took it to a shop and rebuilt the transmission now the van works great. Costs me $1500.00
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Tuesday, July 22nd, 2014 AT 6:12 AM

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