PLUMMER
04-30-2007, 08:44
Went for a trip to pick morels last weekend, and after a 2 hour run time the truck would not respond to throttle inputs. Floor it = nothing, no increase no decrease in speed. About a 100 k on the truck, but would never respond after 74-80 mph. Just nothing. Hills slowed it down, but it would maintain 68-70 mph minimum. And maintain 80 on level ground only. No reving , no smoke, pulled over for a while to cool down in the wind, pulled back out after 25-35 minutes and same issues. It however runs fine the next day and every day after , until a high load is placed and held for a long time. So on the trip home it was fine until 2 hours into the trip. then similar problems. Keep it under 70 and it runs fine, short hauls it runs fine. Leaked like a sive after the long trips, but not a drop with hauls under 1 hour. leaks everything too. tranny fluid from the cooler only, oil from the filter, and coolant from the water pump. Fluids are fine and fresh but what gives. This happened about 3 months ago , when it would hesitate at exactly 35 mph, whenever full throttle was applied. Finally on another longer trip to Mt. Pleasant i noticed horrendous gas milage and truck seemed louder or higher rpm. I immediately pulled over and checked fluids. Noticed the tranny cooler leak and added 1.7 qts of tranny fluid. All problems went away for the next 8k . But this time the fluid is fine, and was changed right after the first signs 3 months ago, since I thought I might have burnt it when it was low. Appreciate the help, thanks