Truck died while driving down the yellow brick road

[AdamDude04]

Ran into this issue last summer.. thought'd I share incase anyone runs into the same problem.

Last summer I was driving with it nearly 100* outside. Had the A/C on and did about a 60 mile trip.

Truck would idle fine at stop lights, but once you give it gas, it'd bogg down bad. It was like an earthquake in your seat. Eventually it'd just die. Try restarting for about an hour with it cranking, but not starting. Acting like it's not getting any fuel.

Then it'll just start up like nothing ever happend. Come to find out, it was the ECT sensor.. which stands for Engine Coolant Temp. Located just under the throttle body, and takes about 10 mintues to replace with a standard socket.

Hope this helps if your truck ever acts like it's not getting any fuel.. may be something you least espect!!

 

[Rons beast]

Ran into this issue last summer.. thought'd I share incase anyone runs into the same problem.
Last summer I was driving with it nearly 100* outside. Had the A/C on and did about a 60 mile trip.

Truck would idle fine at stop lights, but once you give it gas, it'd bogg down bad. It was like an earthquake in your seat. Eventually it'd just die. Try restarting for about an hour with it cranking, but not starting. Acting like it's not getting any fuel.

Then it'll just start up like nothing ever happend. Come to find out, it was the ECT sensor.. which stands for Engine Coolant Temp. Located just under the throttle body, and takes about 10 mintues to replace with a standard socket.

Hope this helps if your truck ever acts like it's not getting any fuel.. may be something you least espect!!

Thanks for the info Adam. It hasn't happened to me yet but being in Fla. with the heat , I'm sure at some time it will.

 

[Michel B. Tyson]

Hey Adam, thank you very much for sharing. /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />

 

[Benjamin Eslick]

Your information will prove beneficial for me. Thanks.