Attention: TDR Forum Junkies This may be a stupid question but I wanted to run it by folks here before I bring my truck in to the shop. I adjusted my front band on my 04.5 3500 (48RE) earlier this summer. I followed Dodge specs and backed the screw out 1 3/4 turn after tightening to 72 in lb but the shifting was a mess. I did some more research and found lots of recommendations to back the screw out 2 full turns and that seemed to get things shifting well again. A little while after that my wife commented that my truck was putting out a lot of black smoke.
When I accelerate from a stop (even light to medium acceleration) I'll get some black smoke that clears once I'm moving. This is the same whether the truck is warm or cold. My question is, could that smoke be due to a misadjusted transmission band? I'm guessing it's not but I'm still learning a lot about working on my truck. I suspect it's the injectors. I have original injectors at 216k miles, and had them pressure tested 2 years ago. The shop said they lost 20 psi over 3 minutes but didn't recommend replacing them at that time. Before I pony up the cash to replace the injectors I just want to make sure there isn't a quicker and cheaper fix. Thanks for any advice!
When I accelerate from a stop (even light to medium acceleration) I'll get some black smoke that clears once I'm moving. This is the same whether the truck is warm or cold. My question is, could that smoke be due to a misadjusted transmission band? I'm guessing it's not but I'm still learning a lot about working on my truck. I suspect it's the injectors. I have original injectors at 216k miles, and had them pressure tested 2 years ago. The shop said they lost 20 psi over 3 minutes but didn't recommend replacing them at that time. Before I pony up the cash to replace the injectors I just want to make sure there isn't a quicker and cheaper fix. Thanks for any advice!
