First sign of a problem with the Big Dog

[s d mills]

Usual drill after work yesterday morning: Started it, proceeded to load my gear, and then took off after fast idle kicked in. Wouldn't accelerate and wasn't initially alarmed....sometimes does that for a few seconds. This time, it wouldn't accelerate beyond 2K rpm and after pulling out on the highway it wouldn't pull and decelerated in OD. I had to pull off into the breakdown lane to let traffic pass.

After a minute of idling, I pulled back out onto the highway and after shifting into third gear everything was okay. It sat all day yesterday while I did yard work and chores....kind of wondering what to expect out of it this morning.

Is my accelerator crapola thingie giving up the ghost?

 

[TurboTy]

does it make no boost either? mine does that sometimes, u pull out onto the road and it feels like a slug, makes no boost and doesnt go much farther than 2k rpm, i believe its the exhaust backpressure valve in mine...could be in yours? i'm sure eomeone else will have some good ideas, hope this helps a little

 

[DaveBen]

You might try to re-boot your truck if this happens again. Turn it off for a minute and restart it, and your problem may go away.

Dave