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jcostello1
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Hello all. Been reading the forums for a while and have found some very useful info. Thanks.
I have a 2000 D2 with 102K on it. Has treated me well and I try to keep up on maintainance and so far have only had the usual issues...swapped out front prop shaft U-Joints before they blew, missfires, which magnecor 8mm wires, Bosch P4s and some BG44k intake and fuel treatments have so far seemed to cure. I was worried about valves, but I would say 70% of miles are highway including 3 coast to coast round trips, averaging 80-100 and I deffinetly subscribe to the drive it like you stole it theory, and spend a good deal of time in upper 3k-4k range on tach, so I think I blow them out pretty well
Lately I have noticed while I was blowing out the BG44k from it that if I really get on it and hit say 5k-5200 on the tach I hear a rather loud rattle sound that sounds like it is coming from underneath untill I drop below 5k again. I was wondering if anyone had a suggestion what that might be? Heatshield? Cats? I had the cats and Y-pipe replaced after physically breaking it in an accident, so cats, Y and O2 sensors all only have about 5k on them.
Also, engine runs very smooth throughout range except for between around 900-1100 RPMs. Below that, at idle it is smooth, and above it is fine, but when I accelerate through that range, or when coming to a stop, and engine winds down through it I get a pronounced vibration in the vehicle which you can feel throughout. It happens in gear and out of gear. I was wondering if anyone had any input about that as well. Could it just be some kind of harmonic coming through the mounts and chassis? It doesn't sound like a rough idle really, just a vibration, but as I said it is fairly pronounced. I had a code coming up for a small EVAP leak and I checked gas cap and vacuum lines and found one was cracking and after replacing it I no longer get that code. I had thought maybe it was related to vacuum, but doesnt' seem to be now as it is still doing it.
Lastly. After the accident I had, my tank and gas guage do not want to tell me it is full. Always stops at about 3/4 on guage. I did a test running it dry and then adding the full tank amount of gas and it still stops at 3/4 so I am pretty sure it is the float in the pump. On severe decline forward it will sometimes go above 3/4. Other than that pump is working fine. Is there a way to fix this without replacing the entire pump assembly? perhaps float arm was bent by accident force? Not a serious problem, as I know how far I can go on E..still has about 70 miles in it from what I can tell, but it is an annoyance so any suggestions would be helpful.
Well, sorry for being long-winded here on first post, but these things has been poking at me for a while now and I am out of ideas for fixes and I have found a lot of good information from the members of this board.
Any ideas would be appreciated,
Thanks,
John
I have a 2000 D2 with 102K on it. Has treated me well and I try to keep up on maintainance and so far have only had the usual issues...swapped out front prop shaft U-Joints before they blew, missfires, which magnecor 8mm wires, Bosch P4s and some BG44k intake and fuel treatments have so far seemed to cure. I was worried about valves, but I would say 70% of miles are highway including 3 coast to coast round trips, averaging 80-100 and I deffinetly subscribe to the drive it like you stole it theory, and spend a good deal of time in upper 3k-4k range on tach, so I think I blow them out pretty well
Lately I have noticed while I was blowing out the BG44k from it that if I really get on it and hit say 5k-5200 on the tach I hear a rather loud rattle sound that sounds like it is coming from underneath untill I drop below 5k again. I was wondering if anyone had a suggestion what that might be? Heatshield? Cats? I had the cats and Y-pipe replaced after physically breaking it in an accident, so cats, Y and O2 sensors all only have about 5k on them.
Also, engine runs very smooth throughout range except for between around 900-1100 RPMs. Below that, at idle it is smooth, and above it is fine, but when I accelerate through that range, or when coming to a stop, and engine winds down through it I get a pronounced vibration in the vehicle which you can feel throughout. It happens in gear and out of gear. I was wondering if anyone had any input about that as well. Could it just be some kind of harmonic coming through the mounts and chassis? It doesn't sound like a rough idle really, just a vibration, but as I said it is fairly pronounced. I had a code coming up for a small EVAP leak and I checked gas cap and vacuum lines and found one was cracking and after replacing it I no longer get that code. I had thought maybe it was related to vacuum, but doesnt' seem to be now as it is still doing it.
Lastly. After the accident I had, my tank and gas guage do not want to tell me it is full. Always stops at about 3/4 on guage. I did a test running it dry and then adding the full tank amount of gas and it still stops at 3/4 so I am pretty sure it is the float in the pump. On severe decline forward it will sometimes go above 3/4. Other than that pump is working fine. Is there a way to fix this without replacing the entire pump assembly? perhaps float arm was bent by accident force? Not a serious problem, as I know how far I can go on E..still has about 70 miles in it from what I can tell, but it is an annoyance so any suggestions would be helpful.
Well, sorry for being long-winded here on first post, but these things has been poking at me for a while now and I am out of ideas for fixes and I have found a lot of good information from the members of this board.
Any ideas would be appreciated,
Thanks,
John
