I have a 200Tdi with an LT77.
I haven't driven the truck much but probably 200 miles or so since I got it the beginning of July.
The diesel shutoff solenoid wasn't working and I was not a fan of stalling the truck to get it to turn off. Aside from that issue the truck drove fine aside from me missing a gear here and there as I haven't driven a manual in quite a while.
I replaced the solenoid and the next day decided to take it for the weekend which was about a 2 hour drive. While on the way to work in the morning the truck hesitated or lost power accelerating from a stop light. Only happened once. That afternoon the same thing occurred but much more often. Got on the highway and it almost felt as though the truck was going to stall. I abandoned the trip and drop home to get my Sport. In hindsight I got to the shore in great time but I had originally planned on leaving the truck down there for the rest of the summer.
But now I am stumped. I would say that there are typical leaks under the truck. Engine oil, gearbox and power steering but other than that no big leaks. My oldest (10yr old) just wanted to sit under the truck and check everything out. We wiped down the various areas in hopes of finding something as I let it sit for a day.
What should I look for? Could it be that the new solenoid is closing when it isn't supposed to? Low transmission fluid?
BTW, since my engine was swapped from a 2.5 to a 200Tdi the solenoid is controlled by the rear wiper arm switch. The key doesn't turn the engine off.
On a side note how much PS Fluid is there supposed to be? Metal canister has no markings. And the master cylinder cap is really hard to get off. Any suggestions?
Sorry for the wordiness.
I haven't driven the truck much but probably 200 miles or so since I got it the beginning of July.
The diesel shutoff solenoid wasn't working and I was not a fan of stalling the truck to get it to turn off. Aside from that issue the truck drove fine aside from me missing a gear here and there as I haven't driven a manual in quite a while.
I replaced the solenoid and the next day decided to take it for the weekend which was about a 2 hour drive. While on the way to work in the morning the truck hesitated or lost power accelerating from a stop light. Only happened once. That afternoon the same thing occurred but much more often. Got on the highway and it almost felt as though the truck was going to stall. I abandoned the trip and drop home to get my Sport. In hindsight I got to the shore in great time but I had originally planned on leaving the truck down there for the rest of the summer.
But now I am stumped. I would say that there are typical leaks under the truck. Engine oil, gearbox and power steering but other than that no big leaks. My oldest (10yr old) just wanted to sit under the truck and check everything out. We wiped down the various areas in hopes of finding something as I let it sit for a day.
What should I look for? Could it be that the new solenoid is closing when it isn't supposed to? Low transmission fluid?
BTW, since my engine was swapped from a 2.5 to a 200Tdi the solenoid is controlled by the rear wiper arm switch. The key doesn't turn the engine off.
On a side note how much PS Fluid is there supposed to be? Metal canister has no markings. And the master cylinder cap is really hard to get off. Any suggestions?
Sorry for the wordiness.