Just remember:
Shudder = Shaking of transmission or very noticeable "thumping" in the
floorboards
Fluctuation = RPM's moving up and down sporadically
- Bernd
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net
[mailto:owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net] On Behalf Of garett
Sent: Friday, October 10, 2003 10:44 PM
To: dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net
Subject: Re: DML: Trans Shuddering at 167,000 help please??
i have a slight shudder at idle. the rpm's are steady. there is no
ping or miss. the plugs, plug wires and cap and rotor are all new and
the TB and intake plenum have been cleaned.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bernd D. Ratsch" <bernd@texas.net>
To: <dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net>
Sent: Friday, October 10, 2003 6:11 AM
Subject: RE: DML: Trans Shuddering at 167,000 help please??
>
>
> TPS is the most common culprit on this, but can also be caused by a
> broken boost-valve retainer (top of the valve body). Does the truck
> not shift properly (at WOT) on the 2-3 shift or seems sluggish going
> into reverse? Or do the RPM's just flucutate in cruise control mode?
> It could also be small leak in the vacuum system for the cruise
> control solenoid or an intermittent short in the cruise control
> solenoid itself.
>
> - Bernd
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net
> [mailto:owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net] On Behalf Of Gary
> Hedlin
> Sent: Friday, October 10, 2003 12:27 AM
> To: dakota-truck-moderator@bent.twistedbits.net
> Subject: Re: DML: Trans Shuddering at 167,000 help please??
>
>
>
> Funny thing it wasnt shuddering on the shift points... I had the cruse
> on, set at 80... Its hard to really explain, it kinda surged up in
> RPM's about 100 RPM, then went back to the normal 2300rpm's
>
> I'm afraid this puppy is gonna be a big ol' can of worms. ;)
>
>
>
> --
> Gary Hedlin
>
>
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