20 Most Recent 2000 Dodge Ram 1500 Truck - Page 7 Questions & Answers

check the condition of the oil in the transmission and if it is not bright cherry red then replace it

have a compression test done and look form head gasket or cracked head. Have a coolant pressure test done and look for leaks at the back of the motor from rusted welsh plugs/head gasket

ignition control module/shorts when it gets hot mabee?

Which diagram do you need, what are you working on?

refer to chiltons guide

check all battery and starter connections and all fuel lines then see what happen or it maybe a dead battery or out of gas

I see this is kind of old, but it could be the linkage out of adjustment, the park pin broke off or a bad neutral safety switch (park switch).

If your fluid level is good. I would then order correct governor pressure sensor, transmission shift solenoid also. Including new filter and pan gasket and atf +4 and install the new parts.

if it still runs loosen distributor bolt but dont take out start engine turn just little to get into time and if wont start pull distributor up rotate tooth the rotor should face number one piston

im not a dodge hating kind of person, but somewhere in the 1990's until probably 2010... dodge trucks (1/2 ton, or anything not mated to a diesel, the diesel trans was fine) but anyways the trans were junk, you might get 100,000 miles out of them before they died, around 2007-8-9 area they started offering lifetime warranties just because of it. HOWEVER, research says that the 1740 code is Torque Converter or O/D solenoid, people reporting having the problem with only 50,000 miles on there truck. could be torque converter if your having to feather the gas. its funny that it works fine in tow mode, because generically tow mode usually just disables the ability for overdrive, but you noted the problem at 2nd-3rd gear. Id get a transmission mechanic to give it a quick drive, like I said before, i dont hate dodges, but because of there problemed transmissions... a transmission mechanic would probably know pretty quickly what the problem is.

start with the fuses-next did you knock some wiring loose while replacing antenna wiring-cheers Denny

Sounds like you have a leak, otherwise you shouldn't have had to add fluid. Thermostats are often blamed for overheating but rarely are the cause. My first step would be to pressurize the cooling system and look for a leak.

get a jump, take it to Auto Zone or other parts store, have them run a free diagnostic on the battery, and the alternator. My bet is that it's one of the two that needs replacement.

They're deteriorated. Cut them off and replace.

Your question is not clear. You want to delete a problem with your RAM 1500?