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Odd one time bucking or surging issue

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Something odd happened this morning. I packed up to head for Ontario, OR today. So my truck was parked in a unheated shop where the temperature was 44*F. Fired up move out on the yard to load up some old tires and wheels. Yeah my old Cooper STT and white spoke rims are gone! Then parked back in the driveway. Wait for MoparMom to get together and left. Well the first 5 miles going down the road if I throttled it at all it was bucking or surging just enough that even MoparMom asked what was going on. Which I told her I didn't know. I had 17 PSI fuel pressure. Rolling light to build engine heat. But unusual to feel it surge like that. After it warmed up fully it was gone never seen it again. Even after getting cold down in Ontario, OR and firing back up ran fine. 

 

I figure I would post this up maybe some else seen or had something like this happen.

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Maybe truck got nervous going to Canada, was it it's firs time? Weird things do happen

 

 

 

Is that what happens when you never go to the dealers for service :)

 

 

On a more serious note.....Mike that happened to me once 5 years ago, like a moment of instant fuel starvation. It was about 10 miles later my oe lift pump went out.

 

After a new oe lift pump it never did it again. Weird!

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Is that what happens when you never got to the dealers for service :)

On a more serious note.....Mike that happened to me once 5 years ago, like a moment of instant fuel starvation. It was about 10 miles later my oe lift pump went out.

After a new oe lift pump it never did it again. Weird!

That's how truck gets a sole, you take care of it like Mike and ... Like I said wired things do happen. But yes I'm joking, usually if I don't have anything smart to say I say something funny. But does sound like fuel related, as Mike stated in many threads all it needs is compression and fuel at right time, assuming it's very well taking care of, I don't think it's compression Edited by Dieselfuture
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I didn't go to Canada... Oregon.

https://goo.gl/maps/GaiuR

 

Typically step over to Oregon for shopping because there is no sales tax.

 

No fuel starvation. Holding a steady 17 PSI. This was down around 1,500 RPMs.  Like I said after warming up it never did it again. started at about 27*F here by the time I hit New Meadows, ID it was -3*F and been below the 32*F freeze mark all day. Even running 55-60 MPH through New Meadows with that -3*F temps not a peep out of the truck. Just humming along. I'll see what happens tomorrow. I gotta get fuel would you believe it it was more expensive in the big city than its back home. nearly $3 dollar a gallon for diesel but here in Riggins, ID its 2.539 nearly 50 cents less. So I limped home and just barely above tripping the low fuel light at 1/8 of tank. Even with the trip I managed 18.8 MPG for running 65 MPH most of the day in near zero temps most of the way.

 

So as for the problem I'll see in the morning...

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Is that your new favorite line ed?

 

 

 

and I am sure a 2nd gen with a good dash is worth at least Three fiddy

tree-fiddy-meme-generator-i-ll-give-you-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mike,

 

I might just chalk this one up to your truck being old and grumpy.  Sometimes I feel like if you give too much attention to a minor issue in a truck that the truck finds that it likes the attention and makes the issue worse.  If however you ignore the truck, it will learn that it isn't the center of your attention all the time and is better off for it.    It is an important lesson that needs to be learned.

 

Nick

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I have heard of turbo bark but do not know what it is nor how it affects the truck.

Turbo bark will be heard and seen in the boost guage, but not felt. Other than being extremely hard on the turbo, it won't hurt the engine.

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Mike,

 

I might just chalk this one up to your truck being old and grumpy.  Sometimes I feel like if you give too much attention to a minor issue in a truck that the truck finds that it likes the attention and makes the issue worse.  If however you ignore the truck, it will learn that it isn't the center of your attention all the time and is better off for it.    It is an important lesson that needs to be learned.

 

Nick

 

 

I've got a dog like that... :lmao::lmao2:

 

I just figure I'd toss it out there and see if anyone else had something like it.  :shrug:

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I've got a dog like that... :lmao::lmao2:

 

 

 

Dog, Child, Senile Parent ( observed or desired diagnosis)  , truck...... Same difference.

(apparently your server thought it was so funny it should be posted twice....) who am I to argue?

 

 

 

 

 

As for the issue, I used fall victim to feeling something happen like that once, then worry myself to death for no reason.  Now days, with my work and my truck, If the issue at hand is not repeatable then it isn't really an issue.    Or aleast until it is repeatable. 

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Is that your new favorite line ed?

 

 

 

and I am sure a 2nd gen with a good dash is worth at least Three fiddy

tree-fiddy-meme-generator-i-ll-give-you-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mike,

 

I might just chalk this one up to your truck being old and grumpy.  Sometimes I feel like if you give too much attention to a minor issue in a truck that the truck finds that it likes the attention and makes the issue worse.  If however you ignore the truck, it will learn that it isn't the center of your attention all the time and is better off for it.    It is an important lesson that needs to be learned.

 

Nick

That is awesome advice. Ignorance is bliss.  When my transmission started going out I tried to pretend that there wasnt a problem. It is perfectly acceptable to drive around stuck in 2nd gear. I thought that when the transmission was ready, that it would feel safe to shift into another gear. Notice I didn't say 3rd. I don't want my transmission to think that I am controlling. I like to give her the freedom to make her own decisions.  I let her have her fit for a couple of days while I talked to her which eventually turned into begging, then ultimately turned into uncontrollable crying and screaming 'Why!!!!!'.  After that I new the relationship was over and I had to move on very soon. It was a costly divorce but I am happy again.

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