First off I'm kinda new to the list (etc, etc, etc...)
I just a bought a new '98 Standard Cab, Long Bed, 4 cyl (lame I know),
manual, this past May. Gotta say I love the truck! But I do have a
couple problems and I've been getting the runaround from 2 local
dealers. I'm just curious if anyone else has had the same trouble...
One last thing... I'm on the digest version and I'm unsure if I'll get
all the replies, so if ya can, please email me directly! Thanks!
Here's the problems I've been having...
First of all... Reverse!! Getting into reverse. Sometimes, the shifter
will go in no problem. Other times, its impossible. I've tried shifting
to fifth then down and that still doesn't work. What I have to do is
throw it in neutral, let up on the clutch, push it back down then put it
in reverse. That works, but the gears grind (NOT GOOD!!) Anyone else
have this problem? One dealer says its normal another says they won't
even look at it cuz the other dealer said it was ok. It wouldn't bother
me so much as long as the gears didn't grind on me... Any help or
tips??
My second problem is a rough idle. This only happens when I start it
cold or if its wet out. The truck will idle very low almost to the point
where it will stall and it has stalled a couple of times. One dealer
said its supposed to do that. (If this is true, then this truck sucks,
but I think there is defintitely something wrong). Its going into the
other dealer on Monday. Anyone else have this problem??
The last thing, might actually deal with with problem #2. I was driving
through the city about a month ago and I hit a puddle. It wasn't a deep
deep puddle, but it wasn't tiny neither. When I hit it I gradually lost
power and the truck just died on me. Took a while, but I finally got it
started. I figured my distributor got wet. But if it does that on a
puddle that size, what am I gonna do when Spring rolls around and half
my city is flooded? I haven't had any problem since, but I'm thinking
that might have something to do with the cold/wet starts...
I hope someone can help me!!!Thanks!
John
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