very slow going up hills

[darknite]

hey guys am not new to this and have not bing here that often(no problems till now)i have a 94 bronco 302 auto xlt with 149xxx proud miles and have owned her since 96.only 1 owner before me and its a daily driver.first i must say i take very good care of her(better than my girl friend and she knows this)and i just bought 5 acres upstate and she is having a hard time climbing those hills.i change the oil before and after each trip(ford half sync)just changed plugs,wires,cap and rotors,trans fluid and pcv valve.i have stock tires kn air intake and flowmaster pipes and she is just slow.start out going 60mph and when i hit the hill doing maybe 25.last time i was up there i pushed her too hard and i sharted leaking oil.had to change pan and gasket (600 dollars)later.i love my truck but i plan on building a cabin upstate and relaxing as much as possible but i hate to say it but am thinking about buying another truck.help

 

[Bully Bob]

Do a compression test yourself....autoparts will loan you the equipment.

Simple & will tell you where you stand... /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />

 

[Elmo]

A vacume guage would come in handy too.

 

[darknite]

i did a compression test and they aid everything is good and the engine sound great.is it more power i need or is it something else?

 

[Bully Bob]

Driving up hill will not cause gaskets to blow...especially the pan gasket.

(assuming there's no excessive crankcase pressure)

A loaded FSB with a 302 isn't a powerhouse.., but, there's no way to judge what you view as a "hill". (6%-7%-8% grade, etc.)

Maybe talk to others who dr. that route., or take someone with you who knows vehicles.

Always a chance something is not set correct on the eng. is it EFI..? what is the altitude..?

Shop 'round for a "DYNO" in your area...they can tell what your truck is putting out @ HP under load. :-B

 

[AdamDude04]

I agree. What's a hill? When I am at home I'm resting at 5,300 ft above sea level. Truck runs fine and idles as smooth as can be (sometimes I think it died). Now when I go camping in the rocky mountains with 6% grades best I can do is 35 mph up the hill. That's at 11,380 ft above sea level. It still struggles even at 7k ft. At home small hill roads on highway unless I'm doing 75-80 the truck will kick down a gear to keep up a slight rolling hill. This one hill on my way home, it goes up enough to bridge over a road. On that slight incline if I'm doing 65 it will slow me down to 55 unless it gears down.

That's my experience with my 302 with 322k miles backed by an A0D

 

[BroncoJoe19]

Pull Diagnostic Trouble Codes (DTCs) From your onboard computer.

Your engine and transmission are computer controlled.

The computer uses sensors to tell it a number of different things and it controls actuators that push or pull mechanical levers (kinda). If one or more sensors aren't working properly, the computer goes "blind" and doesn't know what to do. If the computer can "see" but one of the actuators is broken and therefore can't follow the commands of the computer; the engine won't run correctly. The computer is preprogrammed with set values for each of its sensors, and each of its actuators. It will run a self check of all systems, like the space shuttle; it will compare its set value(s) to the value(s) it recieves from its sensors, and actuators. If any sensor or acutator is out of the "normal" range the computer will generate a "code." It will generate some codes on the fly, and others will be stored while you are driving. There is a simple method to "pull codes" out of the computer for one to use for diagnostic purposes.

Earlier versions of On Board Diagnostics OBD 1983-1995 can flash the error code to the dash board and can be pulled in one's driveway without any special tools.

How to scan FORD on board Diagnostic Trouble Codes (DTCs) in your driveway

HowTo Pull Codes 1983-1995 Broncos, Mustang, F series Trucks, Econolines, 302, 351 and more

 

[Seabronc]

I guess upstate to you means north of 128th street /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" /> . Any hoo, I tink you have some real problem there. As Joe suggested, check for codes first. I think I'd start with a good tune up , if you haven't had one lately, that includes cap, rotor, plugs and wires. If that doesn't fix her, then you will have to dig a little further.

Good luck,

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