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Check and/or change transmission fluid and filter have transmission rebuilt
The manual shift transmission does not have a filter.
To Change the filter in a 1988 dodge ram van you have to drop the transmission oil pan, peel the old gasket clean the surface and then replace the old gasket the filter is inside the transmission time to replace is usually 30 to 45 minutes most oil change shops offer that service or you can do it yourself cheap.
It is inside the oil pan on the transmission.
Inside the transmission, just above the pan.
no There is a magnetic pickup on the transmission
If same engine, yes.If same engine, yes.
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ATF+3 or +4
What fluid? Engine oil, transmission oil, power steering oil, coolant fluid, brake fluid.
There is no gasket between the engine and transmission. The torque converter inspection plate does have a dust seal on it.