Hello,

I have a problem that is slowly getting worse with my '95 Dodge-Cummins with
automatic. About 8 months ago I noticed if I was really accelerating
aggressively and then suddenly took my foot off of the gas something would
slip for about 3 times in real fast succession and then everything would be
OK. Today that is happening much easier with a new symptom showing up. if I
tow a heavy boat, in this case about 9,000# as I get up to 50-55mph and the
Overdrive starts to lock up, I am getting the same slippage. I have been
hitting the switch to turn the OD off then waiting until I am at 60+mph and
then turn the OD on with very little or no acceleration and the truck is ok
with that.

Obviously this problem is not going to fix it self. So.....I went to the
transmission shop down the street and he says that its the Torque Converter.
he says I could just replace it for $500, but with the truck having 165k on
it I should get the whole transmission remanufactured for which he charges
$1600. The boat is put away for the winter as is the 5th wheel, so I don't
have to panic in fixing this truck as I don't need it until next spring. I
would like to make a quality decision on how to handle this. I am 6 years
from retiring and use the truck maybe 6,000 miles a year. I was planning on
getting a newer truck in 4 years.

Any thoughts or comments about any part of this missive would be
appreciated. Thanks for the help....dave