Waiting to GO!!!
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Waiting to GO!!!
I have a 1999 F-350 SuperDuty 4 door 4x4 and the problem I am having is after it sits for the night and I get ready to go in the morning I have to let the truck idle for at least a minute before it wants to move without reving the engine to red line to get it to move. After I drive a mile or so or it runs and pulls fine till it sits for several hours and cools down completely and the wait starts again. I had a complete transmisson rebuild at 110,000. THink it might be the converter?
thanks
Robert
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Robert
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Big question is the tranny repair still under warranty? Sounds like a seal is blown and you are draining all the fluid back into the pan. When you start up again, it takes a little bit for the fluid to refill, at least that is one scenerio. Two, it could be that your front pump or seals involved is building any pressure until it gets hot to cause things to expand. 3, could be that the reverse clutch material is burned off and the clutches are stuck/welded together until enough heat is built up to cause them to release.
In the end, I hope it is under warranty, because it sounds like you are going to have to pull the tranny to go through it until you find the problem. Your T/C is probably fine as if it were damaged it probably wouldn't go hot or cold.
In the end, I hope it is under warranty, because it sounds like you are going to have to pull the tranny to go through it until you find the problem. Your T/C is probably fine as if it were damaged it probably wouldn't go hot or cold.
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From: Gig Em, Tx
Something to do with the rebuild. I have rebuilt two autos and both have done the same thing after rebuild. I would love to learn what causes this. Please follow up when you find out. Thanks. BTW, are you Chris?
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Yeah just my luck the rebuild is out of warranty and I will follow up after I get it back but I need to wait till next week to take it to the shop. Guess I will have to ride the bike for a while. Nope I am not Chis.
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I don't think you will hurt anything by driving it. This was already said but your waiting time to go is just the transmission getting the fluid going in all the right places. Once everything (torque converter) is filled with fluid you are good to go.
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My tranny went at 97,000, but it would not move at all, no matter what kind of 4 letter words I used on it. I had the sense to have it rebuilt by a drag racing pal. It snaps my neck just like I asked for and has gone almost another 75,000 performing just as good today as the day he reinstalled it. The moral of the story is find a drag racing transmission man.
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The only cure for 6 hours of left hand turns....Drag racing.
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Thanks for the catch there Tim.
Guys, I knew you were just teasing each other because of the camaradarie that we enjoy here in the Diesel forum.
Hint: make extensive use of smileys when needed.
Guys, I knew you were just teasing each other because of the camaradarie that we enjoy here in the Diesel forum.
Hint: make extensive use of smileys when needed.