Ouch....that just sucks Tom.
On Wed, Jun 11, 2008 at 9:33 PM, Terrible Tom <silvereightynine@aol.com> wrote:
>
> Dustin Williams wrote:
>> It's working....I'm guessing from the silence that everybody's truck
>> is working good.
>>
>
> Or that some of us are just fed up with stuff breaking and don't even bother
> to post it anymore...
>
> Decided to take teh Ram to work today... check engine light came on, on the
> way in. Got to work and key on-offed to get the codes...
>
> P0442 - EVAP leak (again!!!)
>
> and one I wasnt able to identify right away...
>
> P1746
>
> so I started driving home tonight and the transmission wouldnt 2-3 shift.
> Checked the fluid... it was a little low but its still normal...Drove back
> to work... identified the code as "Trans TQ converter or Overdrive solenoid
> manfunction" yay...
>
> I've known I've needed a fluid change.. but have not got around to it. I'm
> about 34K on the fluid... the same fluid that towed christine to Jons in
> 2005 and drove the entire colorado trip. Its smelling burnt. Not good.
>
> So I let it idle and warm up a bit and then try it again. Drive home was ok
> - it was shifting gears but I kept the speed down... also could feel it
> either slipping or something... hard to tell if it was a slip or a solenoid
> having convuslions.
>
> Couple that with a very obvious driveline vibration and deep thrumming sound
> while in motion (I'm guessing driveshaft Ujoints - I hope its not a bloody
> front hub unit bearing ...)
>
> A punctured steering dampner...
>
> "What was the bullshit with you and the standpipe!?" - Steven McCaffrey
>
> (I'm guessing no one will understand the above reference)
>
> Add in a blown intake manifold pan gasket, possible plugged CAT..
>
> *sighs* its only four months away from being paid off too...
>
> That truck aint going anywhere any time soon... its mothballed... along with
> the rest of the broken non-functional fleet.
>
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