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Old Dec 15, 2007 | 12:30 PM
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trans prob

my buddy has a 93 cummins that the trans is stuck in first gear and the truck will not go it acts like there is to much of a load on it and just dies does anybody have any ideas what it could be
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Old Dec 15, 2007 | 12:39 PM
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I would say it is stuck in two gears, locking the trans internally. The operation of the shifter is explained in the sticky. I would pull the sifter out and look in the hole. There are 3 rods that move forwards and backwards. When its in neutral they should all be in the "middle".
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Old Dec 15, 2007 | 02:22 PM
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my buddy has a 93 cummins that the trans is stuck in first gear and the truck will not go it acts like there is to much of a load on it and just dies does anybody have any ideas what it could be
Automatic or manual?
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Old Dec 15, 2007 | 06:54 PM
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sorry it is my buddies truck it is a getrag manual and i just went and looked at it and it is not stuck in gear but is harder to shift and u give it gas and it acts like u are holdin the brake and just dies if u give it gas it will slip the clutch he said it just started grindin and trans got real loud then it died
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Old Dec 15, 2007 | 06:56 PM
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Sounds like it's come apart inside.
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