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What transmission do I have? - May 20 2007 23:19:34   
mik

 

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Hello all

Trying to work out what transmission I have on my 1989 Dodge RAM 250 van. I know it's got overdrive which makes it either an A500 or an A518 according to the manuals I have here. The only difference between them seems to be whether they have a "lockup torque converter" but I've no idea how to tell which I have.

I want to change the fluid and thought I'd check and adjust the bands at the same time but the required setting is different between the A500 and the A518 (again according to my Haynes/Chiltern manuals).

Anyone able to help me here?
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RE: What transmission do I have? - May 21 2007 3:55:11   
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The pan on the 518 looks like this.


The 500, like this

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RE: What transmission do I have? - May 21 2007 12:37:34   
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Hey, thanks. I'll go have a look later today and let you know what I find.

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RE: What transmission do I have? - May 21 2007 17:14:54   
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OK, it's definately an A500 then. Great, thanks for the info.

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RE: What transmission do I have? - May 22 2007 1:05:00   
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nice one neil
how cool  was that....?

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RE: What transmission do I have? - May 22 2007 14:31:07   
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That was *very* cool :) Exactly the info I needed within hours of my asking about it. At this rate I'll have the van back on the road in no time!

Thanks again. I'm sure I'll have more questions before long!

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