1996 Dodge Ram Truck slow to move and a winding noise when

1996 DODGE RAM
286,000 MILES • V8 • 2WD • AUTOMATIC
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SCRUZ369
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my truck started acting up the other day i would start it and it wouldnt idle now when i up it in drive or reverse it hesitates to move will one of my battery cables broke off due to corrison and i think that maybe causing all this problems because before that i had no problems at aLL
Jul 6, 2010 at 11:58 AM
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JACOBANDNICKOLAS
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Has the check engine light come on? Which cable broke? Was it the + and did it short out on anything?
Jul 6, 2010 at 12:24 PM
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SCRUZ369
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it was the negative cable that broke and the engine light never came on i dorve it eariler and my rpms run high when i get to about 45 mph around 3000 rpms so i think it maybe my transmission going out
Jul 6, 2010 at 2:40 PM
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JACOBANDNICKOLAS
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Does it feel like the trans is slipping or just not shifting?
Jul 7, 2010 at 4:05 PM
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