buckster
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My '08 F250 (job 3) transmission is currently out of commission. I am assuming it needs a rebuild, but thinking of having it towed to a local shop to confirm it isn't just a solenoid. I am in the Houston, Texas area. It has been driving fine lately, but I did have a slight delay when going into reverse for a while now. Finally parked at work yesterday, and it won't go in drive. When in P, it feels like it wants to go in reverse until it hits a stop. When in R N and sometimes D, the truck only moves in reverse. In 1 2 and 3, it'll roll forward a couple inches then seems to hit a stop. A slight pump of the accelerator pedal and it seems to want to go forward, feels as if it is not engaging, but I didn't give it much as I didn't want to make it worse. So I essentially just have reverse. Does this seem like an internal hard part or could it potentially be a solenoid? Fluid level is good and does not smell burnt. I tried re-flashing the tune and cycling the key on/off as some had said that may help unstick a solenoid, but nothing made a difference to how the truck was acting.
Truck has stock transmission and converter. Has approx. 130k miles on it. I rebuilt the engine myself at 110k or so to fix the head gaskets and made several upgrades. Never dyno'd, but probably around 550-600 rwhp. Running IDP tunes since I bought the truck new in '08 (started at 5000 miles), so I don't think it is the tuning.
As I said, truck is currently stuck at my work parking lot. I need to make a decision on where to tow it and get a game plan figured out. If it's potentially just a solenoid, then I may tow it to a dealer or shop that can hopefully scan it and narrow it down to which component. If certain a rebuild is needed, I will probably have to tow it home and start pulling out the transmission myself. Any suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks in advance.
Truck has stock transmission and converter. Has approx. 130k miles on it. I rebuilt the engine myself at 110k or so to fix the head gaskets and made several upgrades. Never dyno'd, but probably around 550-600 rwhp. Running IDP tunes since I bought the truck new in '08 (started at 5000 miles), so I don't think it is the tuning.
As I said, truck is currently stuck at my work parking lot. I need to make a decision on where to tow it and get a game plan figured out. If it's potentially just a solenoid, then I may tow it to a dealer or shop that can hopefully scan it and narrow it down to which component. If certain a rebuild is needed, I will probably have to tow it home and start pulling out the transmission myself. Any suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks in advance.
