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Old Dec 24, 2007 | 10:08 PM
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deceleration

It seems that my truck wants to decelerate as soon as i let off the gas and i think it is killing my mileage. Does anyone have any idea of what would be causing this???
 
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Old Dec 24, 2007 | 10:56 PM
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It seems that my truck wants to decelerate as soon as i let off the gas and i think it is killing my mileage. Does anyone have any idea of what would be causing this???

GOT A BETTER DESCRIPTION OF YOUR PROBLEM?

WHY WOULD NOT PUSHING THE GO PEDAL REDUCE YOUR MILEAGE? ARE YOU TRYING TO COAST TO SAVE FUEL?
 
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Old Dec 25, 2007 | 01:39 AM
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a little more info would help... are your brakes dragging ?
 
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Old Dec 25, 2007 | 09:04 AM
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EBPV kicking in?
 
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Old Dec 25, 2007 | 09:16 AM
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i wondered maybe EBPV. could be malfunctioning. do you here a whistle noise like EBPV? or an engine braking sounds, or is it more like brakes actually dragging? what rpm's, how hard of deceleration?
 
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Old Dec 25, 2007 | 10:44 AM
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the ebpv is gutted its not that i have a huge like whistle when i let off at wot idk it might be the brakes ill look at them, but ya as soon as i let of the gas it wants to slow down and not coast to much im just wondering if all these trucks do this my dads 02 coasts great??
 
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Old Dec 25, 2007 | 12:33 PM
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diesels will hold themselves back, but not an extreme amount
 
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Old Dec 25, 2007 | 05:00 PM
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My truck does slow significantly when it downshifts from OD to third and third to second as I slow down. I thought that's what they are supposed to do. No??
 
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Old Dec 25, 2007 | 05:19 PM
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It might be the torque converter lock up, try to tap the brake pedal when you let off the gas it should release the converter.
 
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k ill try that thanks guys
 
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Old Dec 26, 2007 | 08:58 AM
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Yea, more info would help.
60-40 MPH---- Seconds?
70-40 MPH----- Seconds?

How about when shifting from D to N???
 
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Old Dec 26, 2007 | 10:06 AM
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k ill try that thanks guys
You dont write to much, do you? (JK)
 
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