Engine/Transmission (1998.5 - 2002) uhh ohh I may have problem here

[CTaylor]

My 99 2500 thats in my sig, that I just bought no less did something funny today. It hasnt been started or moved all week and when I went out a little while ago to back it out of the drive way and turn it around so i could back it into the garage I noticed it didnt have any power. If I put it into park and and gave it throttle it acted normal but in gear it was like it was hitting a limiter of some sorts. Is this a fuel pump or injector pump issue starting to raise its head???

 

[Wyomingcowboy]

Did you let it warm up at all first?

 

[CTaylor]

it ran for about 3 minutes before I got in it and put it in gear

 

[Vaughn MacKenzie]

Did it seem like the engine was weak, or the trans was sluggish? as in maybe low on fluid?

 

[CTaylor]

Did it seem like the engine was weak, or the trans was sluggish? as in maybe low on fluid?

It wa acting like the engine was sluggish or rather hitting a rpm limiter when it was in drive. It would only go up to about 1200 rpms. If I put it in N I can wind it all the way up. It also did the same in reverse (no rpms) I checked the trans fluid and it was good

 

[jgillott]

Is it acting the same today? Any codes?

 

[CTaylor]

Is it acting the same today? Any codes?

I havent driven it today, it actually has only been driven once since I brought it home as I have 2 other trucks. I will try it latter if the weather clears up. I know I read it on here recently about cycling the key switch to read the codes is that correct?

 

[ALepley]

Sounds like torque converter problem. Happened to me when I rebuilt my trans and put a new converter in. I started it and went to go it all but stalled the engine. Had my brain thinking awhile then finally did pressure test and narrowed it down to converter. I was ticked to find a new billet converter to be defective that could have wiped out the transmission again.