- Joined
- Apr 3, 2008
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- Age
- 49
- Engine Type
- 4.0 V6
- Transmission
- Automatic
- 2WD / 4WD
- Solid Axle Swap 4x4
Over the last couple years, occasionally my dash gauges and radio would go off and then magically come back on again. It happened today after starting the truck. I moved the ignition switch a bit and everything came back to life, but I was unable to duplicate it. Could it be the key switch, ignition switch module or linkage? Just looking for ideas before I tear the whole thing apart!
Secondly,
Since I am asking and rarely do so... Occasionally when its hot out and been on the trail for a while where the underhood temps are up. The engine will start cutting out. If it dies, its really hard to start and wont idle. Once its sat for a while it will normally return to normal. I dont remember if the old 2.9 did it or if its just since the 4.0 swap a couple years ago. Again, intermittent issue and generally when on the the trail all day. I cant remember it happening on the road. Anybody experience this? As a side note, it seems to happen when getting the rig vertical mostly, but not always.
Secondly,
Since I am asking and rarely do so... Occasionally when its hot out and been on the trail for a while where the underhood temps are up. The engine will start cutting out. If it dies, its really hard to start and wont idle. Once its sat for a while it will normally return to normal. I dont remember if the old 2.9 did it or if its just since the 4.0 swap a couple years ago. Again, intermittent issue and generally when on the the trail all day. I cant remember it happening on the road. Anybody experience this? As a side note, it seems to happen when getting the rig vertical mostly, but not always.