I was wondering if anyone could point me in the direction of a decent wrench who knows the ins and outs of mid-90's Dodge Ram trucks with the Cummins Diesel?
My mother has a '96 2500 that's having some bizarre issues that could either be TPS or transmission/torque-converter issues (not up/down-shifting at times, apparent gear slip from a standing start, occasional refusal to move). I spoke to fellow Spec-E30er, Rober Patton (of the Turbo Diesel Registry), but he had no local shops to recommend and diagnosing a truck over the phone from Cummins, Georgia is a little too much to ask.
The truck is critical for the farm -- she needs it primarily to haul feed and the occasional horse. The closer to northern Durham/Rougemont, the better, but she's willing to take it to whoever can do the best job for a reasonable price.
She's had uniformly bad experiences with Morgan, in Durham, who will probably toe the Dodge line regarding these apparently all-too-common Ram diesel transmission issues: that the consumer shouldn't expect a heavy duty truck transmission to last more than 15,000 miles with regular maintenance and care.
Thanks.
PS -- I've been very quiet since joinging, primarily because I'm still jobless and the race car has been idle (other than weekly exercise) since November.
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