Nightmare start to a hunt

[ShortMountain91]

Well now that seasons over how'd it work out?

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[Fox30buck]

hang in there, success can happen quickly!

 

[merickson04]

Had that happen with my 1998 Cummins!

 

[deerkiller]

Tried, there being CS’ers

in THAT case the dealership name would be nice to know ….

 

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I rented one back in June in Bozeman. Dang thing would turn off every time I stopped. NO way I'd buy one.
Hope you get it worked out.

It’s like 3 buttons to push to shut that feature off maybe less it’s been awhile.

 

[deerkiller]

Not that it will do much good now, but you can buy code readers that plug into the diag port, then WiFi to your smartphone. Then just purchase an app that coincides with your particular vehicle. It will let you see and erase codes.

I bought one for my truck for the last trip I made out west. Wanted to keep an eye on transmission temps and it was the cheapest way. Worked great.

My truck had a little over 200k and I was very fearful of something happening. I just kept telling the guys with me, I don’t care what happens, as long as we make it to camp.

As we started hitting all the mountains I quickly learned my front rotors were warped. It shook almost uncontrollably when I tried using the brakes, so I had to downshift the auto trans to keep speeds in check. It worked, but boy did it make the rpms sing.

Pulled over after a hours worth of white knuckle driving and as I started to take off I head some ‘ping’ noises coming from under the truck. After a while thinking and talking about it, we decided it was a universal joint. So we got the parts and changed it on the mountain the next day(I always try to bring as much tools with me for such things).

After the hunt, on the way home, trans kept over heating. I’d pull over and let it cool, then take back off. Somewhere in Kansas, after midnight, we decided to pull over for the night. I came to a stop, then when I went to take off I heard some loud popping noises and the truck didn’t move so well. Next time we pulled over, into the motel, I stopped and the truck wouldn’t go in any gear. We had to push it to a spot.

We ended up dumping the trans fluid, replacing the filter, in the parking lot the next day. Drove relatively fine on the way home. I finally decided I better take a look a few months later, and when I opened the trans up I found out what happened. I had spun a thrust bearing in the mountains on the way out. The ‘ping’ sound was little needle bearings being knocked around in the trans.

I was blown away we made it as far as we did and thankful. So yea, sometimes a hunt starts bad, but then turns out great. I killed my first bull that trip.

200K ain't bad at all for ANY truck IMO

 

[RobertsA]

It’s like 3 buttons to push to shut that feature off maybe less it’s been awhile.

The 2015s and newer it should be one button right on the dash above the radio unit

 

[FLAK]

It was freakin weird, I know that.

 

[wind gypsy]

The 2015s and newer it should be one button right on the dash above the radio unit

This is the correct answer.

 

[3pointer]

Killed a small bull, atleast we brought some meat home, good experience