Trans Problem
Unscrew the pre-cat O2 sensor, and see if the truck drives better.
Or:
Get the appropriate gauge, drill a small hole in the exhaust, right before the cat, and see what the pressure is at idle. (over 2 pounds is too much)
What happens is, if you have a miss, you may or may not notice it until tcc locks, at which point, you have a direct mechanical connection from engine to trans. Makes any running problem far more apparent. Mine did this too.... when TCC locked, I thought the whole truck was going to shake itself apart...... fixed my reversed plug wires.... and it was happy again.
Or:
Get the appropriate gauge, drill a small hole in the exhaust, right before the cat, and see what the pressure is at idle. (over 2 pounds is too much)
What happens is, if you have a miss, you may or may not notice it until tcc locks, at which point, you have a direct mechanical connection from engine to trans. Makes any running problem far more apparent. Mine did this too.... when TCC locked, I thought the whole truck was going to shake itself apart...... fixed my reversed plug wires.... and it was happy again.
Pulled the O2 sensor out and the truck ran the same no difference, only louder. I put the O2 sensor back in and pulled the breather off - it has a steel plenum - did notice something different while the truck idols - it has a low end skip or a small vibration - so i don't think its driveline unless it is two different problems. Anyone?







