Smilemon
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- Fairbanks, Alaska
My truck runs beautifully, the other day, on the way to town, I passed a few cars and nearly hit 60 mph on the highway. My amp meter was fine, my oil pressure was fine, my temperature was a comfortable 170, and the truck idled well in intersections.
I parked the vehicle, did some work for two hours at my job. Then went to drive home. I had trouble starting the car, it would start, and then die after a few seconds, I would pump the accelerator, but it would not rev. Eventually I started the car by choking it down all the way, and running the starter with the gas pedal all the way down. I pulled out onto the road, and the car started to cut in and out. It took me nearly an hour to make the 8 mile trip home. I had to rev in first, shift to second, and then quickly shift out of second when the car started to loose power. I would goose the accelerator until it revved again, and put it back in second. I could average about 15 mph on the flats, and on hills I had to stop and start, limping my way up in first gear.
I'm lost?! Where should I look first. The problem has happened every time I've driven the car, but only after I've driven it into town, let it sit for a while, and then tried to drive back.
I parked the vehicle, did some work for two hours at my job. Then went to drive home. I had trouble starting the car, it would start, and then die after a few seconds, I would pump the accelerator, but it would not rev. Eventually I started the car by choking it down all the way, and running the starter with the gas pedal all the way down. I pulled out onto the road, and the car started to cut in and out. It took me nearly an hour to make the 8 mile trip home. I had to rev in first, shift to second, and then quickly shift out of second when the car started to loose power. I would goose the accelerator until it revved again, and put it back in second. I could average about 15 mph on the flats, and on hills I had to stop and start, limping my way up in first gear.
I'm lost?! Where should I look first. The problem has happened every time I've driven the car, but only after I've driven it into town, let it sit for a while, and then tried to drive back.
