Truck Problems

[2manytrucks]

Yeah I was telling Larry whatever cash I could have scrounged, will now be going towards this little problem.

[2manytrucks]

Hey I noticed another problem tonight. I went out to move the truck forward and when I went to put it in gear, I couldn't. I pulled on the gear shifter several times and nothing, then it finally went into gear. I have never had this happen.

Here is a recap of symptoms

Truck starts and idles ok...a little up and down if it is just sitting there (probably more on the normal side)

I drove the truck on 2 ocassions and after 5-10 minutes on both rides the trucks starts vibrating and shaking violently. If you put it in neautral and give it a little gas...it tries to stay running though still shaking

#5 plug had a little oil on the electrode (could have been from the hole while getting pulled out...guessing)

and tonght as stated above...truck would not go into gear until it felt like it...aren't these more of a vacum leak type issue??

[Smoak]

I was just about to say, maybe a vacum leak. There are 2 black hoses, one on top of the other, that plug into the right side of the plenum, If the bottom one is unplugged, the truck wont even run, it idles horribly. Maybe that is loose.

[fepony]

An "old school" way to find vacuum leaks is spray small areas of vacuum line with starting fluid. When you get to a vacuum leak, your truck will increase in RPM. Simple.

[Dbl G]

Smoak, If you are ever going to be in the Atlanta area again. You need to let me know ahead of time so we can fix that damm truck sir.......Why don't some of you Gent's down in Fla. help this chap out???

[cfradam]

thats the plan at the GTG tomorrow