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Not sure where to go on this one...
It runs great 99.9% of the time
Since its been cold as hell its having an issue where itll fire up, run normally, untill i get just outta town (3 mi) then it will not accelerate. The only way it will is if you barely feather the throttle. Eventually itll buck and chug once or twice.
Now heres whats interesting...i will turn around, drive home (it never actually dies, or misses, or anything) park it, cuss it, hop in the truck and go to work.
Then i get home later, fire it up, and it runs like new.
First time it did it was just a slight flatline in acceleration, i had the rear defrost on and volts seemed a bit low, shut it off, and it was fine.
Then it did it monday to the extent it did today...i found monday the batterry was cracked and pos terminal nothing but a pile of corrorsion, changed battery and terminal, went for a 20mi drive, not a hiccup. Alternator throwing around 14v with all accessories on.
But today....its back at it.
No check engine lights, no rough running. Just the no acceleration.
The only variables when it seems to do it is outside temp, and letting it idle for 15-20 min to get warm before i leave.
I dont really know where to go. I thought fuel pump maybe...but i find it odd that itll idle and rev in park no problem
Also to add....when it did it i tried shutting off overdrive...no change. Same if i pulled it manually into second or 1st. So i dont think its a goofy trans problem
It runs great 99.9% of the time
Since its been cold as hell its having an issue where itll fire up, run normally, untill i get just outta town (3 mi) then it will not accelerate. The only way it will is if you barely feather the throttle. Eventually itll buck and chug once or twice.
Now heres whats interesting...i will turn around, drive home (it never actually dies, or misses, or anything) park it, cuss it, hop in the truck and go to work.
Then i get home later, fire it up, and it runs like new.
First time it did it was just a slight flatline in acceleration, i had the rear defrost on and volts seemed a bit low, shut it off, and it was fine.
Then it did it monday to the extent it did today...i found monday the batterry was cracked and pos terminal nothing but a pile of corrorsion, changed battery and terminal, went for a 20mi drive, not a hiccup. Alternator throwing around 14v with all accessories on.
But today....its back at it.
No check engine lights, no rough running. Just the no acceleration.
The only variables when it seems to do it is outside temp, and letting it idle for 15-20 min to get warm before i leave.
I dont really know where to go. I thought fuel pump maybe...but i find it odd that itll idle and rev in park no problem
Also to add....when it did it i tried shutting off overdrive...no change. Same if i pulled it manually into second or 1st. So i dont think its a goofy trans problem
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