[AT] 98 Dodge 3500

[oldiron62 at gmail.com]

 First off I want to thank everyone for their help . Second I will try not 
to get smashed in under this :-)
Ok I bought this thing in as is dead on arrival condition, clear tax paid 
only clear title.
Not tagged or insured for the road, until I can find out the problem it will 
stay this way. If it was tagged I would just run by the autoparts store in 
reverse, see what the reader come up with.
I just thought that it runs too good in P + R for their to be much wrong. 
This is where I ask yall thinking that someone has seen this before ?
It could be anything but probably electronic.
Kevin.
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Doug, I can not see any wires in contact with the shift linkage when I was 
under it.
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Shift linkage hitting or pulling a wire harness?? If it was between rev
and drive, I'd maybe think engine twist causing something but there
isn't much difference between park and neutral except shifter position.
It may be real obvious with a scan tool, anything else is just a guess.
Doug T
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Is the Check Engine Light on?
Steve O.
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Yes but only when in N or drive123, not on in reverse or Park. Also 
sometimes a Check Gauges light comes on in N and foreward.  While the engine 
is struggling to keep on turning itself. Idles same as WOT and runs the 
same, go back to park, r and engine straightens up instantly. Would a vacuum 
leak only occour in N or D123, and not in P or R ?
Kevin.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Steve W." <falcon at telenet.net>
To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Friday, May 22, 2009 1:29 PM
Subject: Re: [AT] 98 Dodge 3500


> Stephen Offiler wrote:
>> HL:  thanks for the safety reminders.  Unfortunately I assumed that
>> any enthusiast of old iron already has those bases covered.  One
>> should never assume.'
>>
>> Steve W:  I was hoping you'd chime in, thanks!  Hope Kevin takes your
>> good advice.  The last time scan tools were mentioned here, it became
>> clear that some of us old iron guys don't have a lot of patience with
>> the newer technologies... but it is, what it is.  Does he have to buy
>> a whole new CPS in order to clean up that connection?
>> Steve O.
>
> The problem with the Packard style connections is that they appear to be
> very secure. In reality there are quite a few that look great but the
> backside of the connector doesn't seal and they get water/air in them.
> Then they corrode and you get intermittent connections. Another problem
> is if the wire insulation gets nicked, water will wick through the wire
> into the connector with the same result.
>
> Scan tools are a great help BUT only if you have kept up to date and
> know what it is your looking at in the first place. Sort of like handing
> someone a voltmeter and telling them to see if the alternator is working.
> If they don't know that they need to measure the voltage with the engine
> running you get the wrong answer.
>
> The CPS on the Dodges vary, some have the connector on the CPS itself,
> Others have a 6" pigtail with the connector on it. There are also at
> least three different connection configurations as well.
>
> Steve W.
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