When you say you went through 2 pulleys,what exactly happens to the pulleys,
and the belt? Is this the 4.7 motor I take? have you pulled plugs to see if
you are burning the oil?
----- Original Message -----
From: Mr. Plow <adam_is_mr_plow@hotmail.com>
To: <dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net>
Sent: Sunday, August 04, 2002 9:17 AM
Subject: DML: Towed again????
>
> Yup.
> I once again got towed home...
> It's starting to seem endless. ugh....
> Anyway, HISTORY: engine trouble at Jon's followed by 2 weeks at the
dealer,
> fixed, engine sounds good.
> Try to get home from Jon's, went through 2 pulleys, and 2 serpentine
belts.
> Up to this point, i've been towed 3 times, in the month of July.
> (Remember, this is a 2000 truck...)
> After all that, the engine has been running hot, haven't understood why.
> This leads to towage no. 4 this past Saturday.
> Pulled into a rest stop to get some drinks, get Check Engine light as i'm
> slowing down, and the oil pressure gauge drops to 0 then back to middle,
> then 0 and stays. I stop in the first parking spot, and shut her down.
> Pop the hood, and check the oil level, the dipstick doesn't even feel
wet...
> not a good sign...
> Buy some oil, fill 'er up (about 3/4 acutally). Start her up, and engine
> "sounds" ok, but i decide to have it towed home, just to be safe, instead
of
> being stranded on the highway, like the last time.
> And, my skid plate looked a little wet, so i wasn't sure if i was leaking
> oil or what...
> As i'm waiting for the flat bed (over an hour getting to me) i turn the
> engine over again, and look at my electric fan, that isn't spinning, even
> though the engine is still quite hot.... Hmmm.... maybe that's why i've
> been running hot, ya think??? geez...
> So, get towed home, and on the flat bed, there were some drips of oil,
very
> little though, and over night, there wasn't any on the ground under the
> truck.
> It's a holiday weekend, everyone will be closed tomorrow, so i'll wait
until
> Tuesday and bring it to my dad's mechanic. I'll get him to check (and
maybe
> replace) the oil pump if that is the problem. And the fan, i'll look at
> today with a buddy, we might be able to see where the problem lies with
> that, if it is frozen, of a bad connection. Might ask the mechanic to
look
> at my thermostat too...
>
> Anyways, figured everyone would like to share in my continuing saga. hehe
> I'm hoping i can trade this lemon in soon, cause i only have 2 more free
> trips that the auto vlub will tow me for this year of my membership. :)
>
>
> The Adam Blaster
> Two words, figure it out.....
>
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