Coasting woes...
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Coasting woes...
How well does your truck coast? Mine is horrid. I can be going 50 MPH and let off the gas and I am down to 40 in like 4 seconds. I have a 3.08 rear-end so I doubt that that has anything to do with it. It only does it in gear so I think that that rules out my brakes sticking. I have an automatic but when I take it out of OD and run in drive it does not seem to slow down as fast. Any body else ever have this happen or maybe know what my problem is?
Thanks in advance!
Steve
Thanks in advance!
Steve
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From: Southeast FLA
Coasting woes...
My actual neutral coast is nuts - I love it - but I have a manual transmission.
I really don't have a clue to offer, but if it were me the first step I'd do would be to change out the filter, and to change (all of) the fluid with a totally synthetic ATF. If after making sure it's not a lubricating problem, I would only then look elsewhere.
But for the other helpers, how many miles do you have on the tranny?
When was the last time you checked the rear-end gear-oil level or changed it? (Mine was really low with only a hint of an extremely minor looking wet spot / leak.)
The last time you lubricated the U-joints?
It all adds up.
I really don't have a clue to offer, but if it were me the first step I'd do would be to change out the filter, and to change (all of) the fluid with a totally synthetic ATF. If after making sure it's not a lubricating problem, I would only then look elsewhere.
But for the other helpers, how many miles do you have on the tranny?
When was the last time you checked the rear-end gear-oil level or changed it? (Mine was really low with only a hint of an extremely minor looking wet spot / leak.)
The last time you lubricated the U-joints?
It all adds up.
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Coasting woes...
>My actual neutral coast is nuts - I love it - but I have a
>manual transmission.
>
>I really don't have a clue to offer, but if it were me the
>first step I'd do would be to change out the filter, and to
>change (all of) the fluid with a totally synthetic ATF. If
>after making sure it's not a lubricating problem, I would
>only then look elsewhere.
>
>But for the other helpers, how many miles do you have on the
>tranny?
>
>When was the last time you checked the rear-end gear-oil
>level or changed it? (Mine was really low with only a hint
>of an extremely minor looking wet spot / leak.)
>
>The last time you lubricated the U-joints?
>
>It all adds up.
OK then, I should change out the ATF fluid and replace with (insert name brand here) fluid. Check the U-joints for lubrication. Check rear-end gear oil.
Ok I have done none of these since I bought the truck. About 11,000 miles ago it just started doing this in the last week or two. And the tranny has 106K on it. At least that is what the odometer says and I was not informed of a rebuild or replacement tranny when I bought it.
>manual transmission.
>
>I really don't have a clue to offer, but if it were me the
>first step I'd do would be to change out the filter, and to
>change (all of) the fluid with a totally synthetic ATF. If
>after making sure it's not a lubricating problem, I would
>only then look elsewhere.
>
>But for the other helpers, how many miles do you have on the
>tranny?
>
>When was the last time you checked the rear-end gear-oil
>level or changed it? (Mine was really low with only a hint
>of an extremely minor looking wet spot / leak.)
>
>The last time you lubricated the U-joints?
>
>It all adds up.
OK then, I should change out the ATF fluid and replace with (insert name brand here) fluid. Check the U-joints for lubrication. Check rear-end gear oil.
Ok I have done none of these since I bought the truck. About 11,000 miles ago it just started doing this in the last week or two. And the tranny has 106K on it. At least that is what the odometer says and I was not informed of a rebuild or replacement tranny when I bought it.
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From: Southeast FLA
Coasting woes...
Here's a suggestion: get rid of the mods you want to do in your signature until you can afford to take care of the normal things :P
Change it all out (all fluids, including brake and steering) since you don't know the history of the truck - and change the fuel filter, plugs, wires, cap, rotor, (new U-joints?) and ALL of the normal stuff you have to make new when planning to keep a vehicle & crossing the 100,000 mile mark.
There's just no great way to diagnose symptoms over the internet without you having made sure it's not a problem that shouldn't be an issue in the first place.
Change it all out (all fluids, including brake and steering) since you don't know the history of the truck - and change the fuel filter, plugs, wires, cap, rotor, (new U-joints?) and ALL of the normal stuff you have to make new when planning to keep a vehicle & crossing the 100,000 mile mark.
There's just no great way to diagnose symptoms over the internet without you having made sure it's not a problem that shouldn't be an issue in the first place.
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From: Southeast FLA
Coasting woes...
Good point! It was so simple I missed it entirely! But again, this is an example of the need to change all fluids, including bleeding the brakes - it may be too late, but keeping the insides of the calipers flushed with clean(er) brake fluid helps them to last longer.
