TRANNY, DRIVESHAFT, or REAR DIFF???
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TRANNY, DRIVESHAFT, or REAR DIFF???
In Mar 2003, "inherited" early 2001 F150 4x2 Supercrew with small V8. Sep 2003, problems with transmission; was leaking & smoking, so, seal had to be replaced. Nov 2003, muffler & pipe just fell off & had to be replaced. NOW, ...
odometer at 76K+ miles, hearing & feeling hesitation & vibration when accelerating from "stop". Vibration or spinning sound worse when accelerating from stop while on an incline/hill. Almost feels as if something is having trouble engaging. Sounds as if it could be coming from mid or rear of truck. Concerned because sounding & feeling worse each day & I travel 30+ miles to work 1-way. Ideas on what this could be? Also, may or may not be related, yesterday & today smelled after 1-hour of 'stop & go' traffic, a smell of like burning rubber.
FYI: as far as I know, never tuned-up.
Also, since the winter/cold weather set in, the oil gauge remains illuminated and stuck at 0 until vehicle/engine warms up or up to 5-minutes after take off. Is this a problem or just a "Fordism"?
FYI: Oil level is okay and does this even with new oil change.
Any ideas or tips would be appreciated.
odometer at 76K+ miles, hearing & feeling hesitation & vibration when accelerating from "stop". Vibration or spinning sound worse when accelerating from stop while on an incline/hill. Almost feels as if something is having trouble engaging. Sounds as if it could be coming from mid or rear of truck. Concerned because sounding & feeling worse each day & I travel 30+ miles to work 1-way. Ideas on what this could be? Also, may or may not be related, yesterday & today smelled after 1-hour of 'stop & go' traffic, a smell of like burning rubber.
FYI: as far as I know, never tuned-up.
Also, since the winter/cold weather set in, the oil gauge remains illuminated and stuck at 0 until vehicle/engine warms up or up to 5-minutes after take off. Is this a problem or just a "Fordism"?
FYI: Oil level is okay and does this even with new oil change.
Any ideas or tips would be appreciated.
Last edited by MsF150Supercrew; Feb 3, 2004 at 06:41 PM.
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Hi and welcome to the forum 
Does the oil light stay on? If not, it's probably the gauge. If so, then try a new sending unit.
Clean the mass-airflow sensor. Should cure the hesitation/shake. If not, then try the tune-up.
Does the oil light stay on? If not, it's probably the gauge. If so, then try a new sending unit.
Clean the mass-airflow sensor. Should cure the hesitation/shake. If not, then try the tune-up.
