geosnooker2000
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- Joined
- March 29, 2007
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- City, State
- Somerville TN
- Year, Model & Trim Level
- '10 Eddie Bauer V8 4x4
I've had my v8 2010 4x4 for about 2 years now (?). Daily driver, distance varies. I got it with 95K on it, and it now has about 154k on it. It has always run like clockwork since I got it. Aside from normal wear and tear, like I need a new front left hub right now, I have had no issues.
Tonight I went out and jumped in the truck to head down to the store. I got in, turned the key, and the starter just kept going and going and going. After about 15 seconds I turned it off, not wanting to burn up the starter. I tried it a second time. Same thing. Third time I added a foot-full of gas. No difference. I opened the hood and for the first time in my mechanical career I realized I don't know what I'm looking at. Granted, it's nighttime right now, but I could not find the spark plugs, I couldn't identify the coil location. I definitely saw where the injectors were.... I think...
Anywho... Anybody got an idea on this? Oh, the second part of the story is, I got my wife to help me push it out of the center of the drive so I could take the car instead. I turned the key to "on", put it in neutral, she sat and steered, I pushed. When we got to the stopping spot, She just tried it again, and it fired right up like it always does. I scratched my head... jumped in and went to the store. When I came out, I held my breath and cranked it. It started right up. I backed out of the parking spot, and before I got it shifted into drive, it had died. I turned the key again. This time it sounded a little iffy, but it cranked up and I drove it home. On the way, I watched the Tach. It was steady at 800 or 1000 unless I was on the gas peddle. When I let up it didn't drop and recover, it just nestled down to 800 or 1000 like it always has.
Any ideas?
Tonight I went out and jumped in the truck to head down to the store. I got in, turned the key, and the starter just kept going and going and going. After about 15 seconds I turned it off, not wanting to burn up the starter. I tried it a second time. Same thing. Third time I added a foot-full of gas. No difference. I opened the hood and for the first time in my mechanical career I realized I don't know what I'm looking at. Granted, it's nighttime right now, but I could not find the spark plugs, I couldn't identify the coil location. I definitely saw where the injectors were.... I think...
Anywho... Anybody got an idea on this? Oh, the second part of the story is, I got my wife to help me push it out of the center of the drive so I could take the car instead. I turned the key to "on", put it in neutral, she sat and steered, I pushed. When we got to the stopping spot, She just tried it again, and it fired right up like it always does. I scratched my head... jumped in and went to the store. When I came out, I held my breath and cranked it. It started right up. I backed out of the parking spot, and before I got it shifted into drive, it had died. I turned the key again. This time it sounded a little iffy, but it cranked up and I drove it home. On the way, I watched the Tach. It was steady at 800 or 1000 unless I was on the gas peddle. When I let up it didn't drop and recover, it just nestled down to 800 or 1000 like it always has.
Any ideas?