Greetings! Im new to the forum and this is my first post. I'm picking up my first diesel early next week, it's a '92 4wd extended cab with a dually conversion and a little over 73,000 miles on the odometer. Most importantly to me, it has a dump bed so I can make runs of chips, mulch, and firewood. The bed has removable sides, as well, so it can run as a flatbed too. I'll be the second owner.
When they installed the dump bed they didn't install a pto, but hooked up to the transmission for running the dump. Not ideal because of the extra wear and tear on the tranny. I'd rather not overhaul it at this time so would like to maximize what is already installed. My first order of business (on a list of many!) is to confirm that the transmission cooler fan mounted behind the drivers door is working properly, and possibly setting it up to run on a manual control as has been mentioned elsewhere in the Forum. However, even though the transmission fluid is right where it should be and looks and smells good, I'd still like to replace it asap. Considering the dump bed set-up, what kind of fluid do you think I should use? I dont know if standard fluid would be the right call for this or not? Is there anything else I could do (other than replacing with pto system) to minimize the stress on the transmission with this set-up?
I've tried looking through the threads for information on this topic but cant find anything.
FYI- I'm a complete diesel noob. I know just enough about gas engines to be dangerous, but as far as recommendations and advise I need simple, crayons and construction paper level explanations, please. For now anyway...cant wait to dive into the truck and get more knowledgeable.
Any help or advice you could offer is sincerely appreciated!
When they installed the dump bed they didn't install a pto, but hooked up to the transmission for running the dump. Not ideal because of the extra wear and tear on the tranny. I'd rather not overhaul it at this time so would like to maximize what is already installed. My first order of business (on a list of many!) is to confirm that the transmission cooler fan mounted behind the drivers door is working properly, and possibly setting it up to run on a manual control as has been mentioned elsewhere in the Forum. However, even though the transmission fluid is right where it should be and looks and smells good, I'd still like to replace it asap. Considering the dump bed set-up, what kind of fluid do you think I should use? I dont know if standard fluid would be the right call for this or not? Is there anything else I could do (other than replacing with pto system) to minimize the stress on the transmission with this set-up?
I've tried looking through the threads for information on this topic but cant find anything.
FYI- I'm a complete diesel noob. I know just enough about gas engines to be dangerous, but as far as recommendations and advise I need simple, crayons and construction paper level explanations, please. For now anyway...cant wait to dive into the truck and get more knowledgeable.
Any help or advice you could offer is sincerely appreciated!