You should define what "bad" means to you, or to Culligan....cut... They liked the promaster but after checking on them, found that the transmissions were bad in them. ...cut...
Do you happen to know what other vehicles besides ProMaster use that transmission at present?The 62te is slowing production, it cut a shift last week, now building only 2 shifts.
You may be surprised, the old (604) was building as few as 295 a day. They share a ton of the same parts. My guess you will see a 9spd option in the promaster pretty soon. But I am just a peon that knows nothing. I have watched the same cut in 62te production in past, only to watch the move 9spd workers to man another shift in 62. Customer demand is what will determine this.Do you happen to know what other vehicles besides ProMaster use that transmission at present?
I read recently that Chrysler makes something like 800,000 of the 9-speed transmissions, with most of them (about 650,000 if I recall correctly) being of the larger higher-capacity size suited for V6 engines.
ProMaster sales are doing great, but at about 40,000 per year rate (more or less) it doesn't seem like they could keep the 62te lines going on its own.
Thanks for information.You may be surprised, the old (604) was building as few as 295 a day. They share a ton of the same parts. My guess you will see a 9spd option in the promaster pretty soon. But I am just a peon that knows nothing. I have watched the same cut in 62te production in past, only to watch the move 9spd workers to man another shift in 62. Customer demand is what will determine this.
I really have no idea what uses the 62te. It's not in any vehicle I currently own. Had one in an 08 Sebring, little wonky on that one shift, but it had to be refined some since.
Baseless! This transmission has been around for a very long time, much longer than the Pentastar V6. It's proven to be very reliable if somewhat unrefined. You didn't say if it was gas or diesel but the transmissions n in the diesel is pretty much bulletproof but even less refined than the gas version.
I have never heard these words uttered together in a sentence, ever, until now.Chevy.......the pinacle of reliability.....
In that light, how fast do these vans get driven? Where do you balance speed for fuel economy versus productivity?For me, the 91-95 chevy G van was the most reliable vehicle I’ve ever owned. New stuff is worse, but still pretty bulletproof.
The 9 speed is something I know little about, other than it’s not well liked. For me, the better approach would either to adapt a much older turbo 4 banger into the van, or finally figure out how to adapt a 62te from a minivan into the promaster. Same trans, shallower final drive gearing. Of course, you could just put on taller tires and achieve the same effect.
I’d also be keen to put the 3.2 pentastat in place of the 3.6. Power isnt what I’m after, its mpg. Over the 100,000 miles each van goes a year, each 1mpg is worth $758 to me.