FlatBlackBurb
1/2 ton status
1987 chevy suburban 3/4 ton 4x4 with a 5.7 TBI
okay so me and my friend decided to take a trip out on the trail yesterday. it ended up that he got all of his stuff jacked by some haters in a ford but thats beside the point.
the point is, when i was going up an incline, and my temp gauge was at half, my truck totally lost a lot of its power and barely made it up the incline. i could also hear a ticking sound coming from underneath the hood.
this also happened the other day when i was going about 30 up a hill, i lost almost all of my power and the truck almost died on me and there was a sound coming from under the hood that sounded like the fan was hitting something.
on the trail yesterday as well i was ascending a climb that wasnt too steep probay like 25 degrees or something and my engine was at a really low rpm. i was going probably 20mph and the engine would not kick down. the engine almost died a couple times going up other inclines and actually did die once. i wasnt going up an incline i was turning around on the trail, i put it in reverse and it just quit on me. i took a look under the hood and everything looked ok.
it seems to only be doing it under a load like when im moving. it didnt do it when i revved the engine.
could this be a belt slipping or somethinmg? maybe a fuel filter?
recent parts have been
fuel pump
starter
o2 sensor
new plugs
i did knock that punch out of the tbi and adjust the idle so i could pass smog. i never changed it back. it seems to run pretty solid other than going up inclines, once in a while it has a little bit of hesitation though.
okay so me and my friend decided to take a trip out on the trail yesterday. it ended up that he got all of his stuff jacked by some haters in a ford but thats beside the point.
the point is, when i was going up an incline, and my temp gauge was at half, my truck totally lost a lot of its power and barely made it up the incline. i could also hear a ticking sound coming from underneath the hood.
this also happened the other day when i was going about 30 up a hill, i lost almost all of my power and the truck almost died on me and there was a sound coming from under the hood that sounded like the fan was hitting something.
on the trail yesterday as well i was ascending a climb that wasnt too steep probay like 25 degrees or something and my engine was at a really low rpm. i was going probably 20mph and the engine would not kick down. the engine almost died a couple times going up other inclines and actually did die once. i wasnt going up an incline i was turning around on the trail, i put it in reverse and it just quit on me. i took a look under the hood and everything looked ok.
it seems to only be doing it under a load like when im moving. it didnt do it when i revved the engine.
could this be a belt slipping or somethinmg? maybe a fuel filter?
recent parts have been
fuel pump
starter
o2 sensor
new plugs
i did knock that punch out of the tbi and adjust the idle so i could pass smog. i never changed it back. it seems to run pretty solid other than going up inclines, once in a while it has a little bit of hesitation though.
