14reamdalton
Newbie
Wowza! Lots of info all at once! I really do appreciate the help. I'm a very visual learner/teacher, so the video is my way of telling y'all what exactly the problem is without trying to explain just how the flux capacitor is fluxing lol. I also want to learn and do it myself instead of taking it somewhere and telling some random dude to just "fix it".
Anyway.....
This truck is bone stock, the radio gave out 20 years ago and we didn't even replace that. My grandpa bought it in '92 and put 160,000 miles on it, he died in '14 and it's only had about 7,000 miles since then. He was a mechanic for 40 years and took VERY good care of the drivetrain.... the body is another story, but not important...... now I own it and use it for odd jobs here and there.
To answer your question:
Q: Can this happen at any time, hot or cold? Or does this failure only happen once everything is fully up to temperature?
A: this can happen whenever. I started and drove it (cold) about a half mile yesterday and it quit on me. After monkeying with cleaning everything, I drove it around the block (about 3 miles) and brought it back to idle in the driveway. After 5 or so minutes of idle, it quit again.
Q: is there anything aftermarket?
A: No, besides the cat being removed last summer. It was wasted along with the old Y-pipe, so I replaced the Y and put a straight 3 inch where the cat was. Seen about 2,000 miles since then.
I tried unplugging the brown/black EST wire and start it up, no such luck without it dying instantly.... I will say though that today is the first time the issue is present at startup, it will usually happen after leaving the driveway.
Moving on to checking connections and grounds.
Thanks again for all the info thus far!!!!
Anyway.....
This truck is bone stock, the radio gave out 20 years ago and we didn't even replace that. My grandpa bought it in '92 and put 160,000 miles on it, he died in '14 and it's only had about 7,000 miles since then. He was a mechanic for 40 years and took VERY good care of the drivetrain.... the body is another story, but not important...... now I own it and use it for odd jobs here and there.
To answer your question:
Q: Can this happen at any time, hot or cold? Or does this failure only happen once everything is fully up to temperature?
A: this can happen whenever. I started and drove it (cold) about a half mile yesterday and it quit on me. After monkeying with cleaning everything, I drove it around the block (about 3 miles) and brought it back to idle in the driveway. After 5 or so minutes of idle, it quit again.
Q: is there anything aftermarket?
A: No, besides the cat being removed last summer. It was wasted along with the old Y-pipe, so I replaced the Y and put a straight 3 inch where the cat was. Seen about 2,000 miles since then.
I tried unplugging the brown/black EST wire and start it up, no such luck without it dying instantly.... I will say though that today is the first time the issue is present at startup, it will usually happen after leaving the driveway.
Moving on to checking connections and grounds.
Thanks again for all the info thus far!!!!