how fast were you going... kinda sounds like a serious case of
detonation/pinging to me.
DakotaJohn wrote:
> Something weird happened tonite on the way home from going out to dinner.
> Some idiot in a Tacoma with super bright lights had been pacing me and/or
> tailgating me so I had nailed it to leave him in the dust when the truck
> reacted strangely. She shifted fine all the way up then hit O/D and the
> engine started to make rattling or hammering noise like I've never heard
> before ( not like floating the valves, and the rpms had dropped) and smoke
> started pouring out of the exhaust. This has never happened before and when
> I let off the gas it quit. I don't know if it matters, but she was loaded
> down, 3 adults, 1 teen, and 310lbs of weight in the bed. Any ideas? Oh yeah,
> mine is a 2K CC 3.9L Auto and I did leave the Tacoma behind, that is how I
> saw the smoke, in his bright lights! TIA John.
>
>
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