davlun
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Hello,
New owner in the idi engine/truck and could use some help from some experienced wrenches on the idi:
The Bad:
Hard to describe, but if you imagine that point in time right between accelerating and decelerating, coasting or floating right between those points in time, there is a distinct vibration that is easily felt throughout the truck. It starts about 58 mph and above. If you take your foot of the gas, it goes away, it you give it some gas, enough to start increasing your speed, it goes away. If you try to just run along keeping it at 60 by up and down on the pedal, you get the vibration.
A garage mechanic was kind enough to put a tester on it, it showed an issue with map or barro sensor and he said i needed to it fixed, but not immediate, I could continue drive home. I had stopped because the engine light had come on during a grade, but it turned off shortly after I noticed it. As he was finished doing the test, he cleared the codes. His scanner may showed an issue with the timing?? but not sure as he had cleared off before I could see.
The good I am told about the engine
- rebuilt engine and trans a couple years ago, about 40k average on each
- new tires, new ball joints and couple other things in the front end
- new batteries, alternator, radiator
- banks powerpak, factory installed
- mechanic said it was one of the nicer ones he had seen lately mechanically with the exception of brakes and exhaust
Some observations.
- lots of rattles and such in general on the interior
- there is a bit of clunking up in the engine are, drivers side, when entering parking lots, where there is a lot of angle changes in the ground, sound like something loose
- windshield is cracked horizontally, there is a rock chip visible, but i wondered if the car was flexing and that causes the crack to go across the window
Thanks to those who made it this far, did not know what was relevant so wanted to list a good summary.
David
New owner in the idi engine/truck and could use some help from some experienced wrenches on the idi:
The Bad:
Hard to describe, but if you imagine that point in time right between accelerating and decelerating, coasting or floating right between those points in time, there is a distinct vibration that is easily felt throughout the truck. It starts about 58 mph and above. If you take your foot of the gas, it goes away, it you give it some gas, enough to start increasing your speed, it goes away. If you try to just run along keeping it at 60 by up and down on the pedal, you get the vibration.
A garage mechanic was kind enough to put a tester on it, it showed an issue with map or barro sensor and he said i needed to it fixed, but not immediate, I could continue drive home. I had stopped because the engine light had come on during a grade, but it turned off shortly after I noticed it. As he was finished doing the test, he cleared the codes. His scanner may showed an issue with the timing?? but not sure as he had cleared off before I could see.
The good I am told about the engine
- rebuilt engine and trans a couple years ago, about 40k average on each
- new tires, new ball joints and couple other things in the front end
- new batteries, alternator, radiator
- banks powerpak, factory installed
- mechanic said it was one of the nicer ones he had seen lately mechanically with the exception of brakes and exhaust
Some observations.
- lots of rattles and such in general on the interior
- there is a bit of clunking up in the engine are, drivers side, when entering parking lots, where there is a lot of angle changes in the ground, sound like something loose
- windshield is cracked horizontally, there is a rock chip visible, but i wondered if the car was flexing and that causes the crack to go across the window
Thanks to those who made it this far, did not know what was relevant so wanted to list a good summary.
David