Recent Content by MarkMullins

Much appreciated, thanks!

After tinkering all day with this truck and testing different things, I found the ground connection for the FASS harness had corroded enough to disconnect. With the engine running and vibrations and bumps it was causing the pump to cycle all over the place and pop 216 codes and generally run...

Hello everyone. I don't converse much on here but I sure do a lot of reading especially when I am looking for help. I have a 2001 2500 CTD with 202K miles. Stock motor except running a Superchips programmer set to highest mode or hotrod, I can't even remember what's its called its been in there...

We've done the trip three times, the best one was the Cassier though the road was way worse and slower. Contrary to what was said above, you can take guns through, even a handgun. Please go read through the Canadian Firearms Center before listening to anyone on the internet. Even me. Might have...

oh and I haven't had the trans on a scanner with that capability..might ought to get the thing into a good shop. I'm not sure I now trust the shop who did the transmission replacement either. I had it to them when it was "hunting" or I guess it may have been locking and unlocking, not sure. it...

It's a stock trans and converter. My vp-44 was replaced 3 or 4 so years ago along with a fass platinum addition at that time. I'm really hoping to not have to replace any major assemblies for awhile.

No idle pull down, but like in parking lots when going between park to drive it'll pretty often kill the truck. It's been doing that a long time (couple years)but hasn't seemed to get any more frequent. I haven't bothered to fix it until now because I have just altered my habits a bit to...

Well, I have felt it start out in 2nd gear a few times but not very often. Power off takeoff is fine, it hasn't done that at all. it's never killed the engine when coming to a stop either.

any tests I can do without having to go to the trans shop? this transmission is 4 or 5 years old but doesn't have much mileage. maybe 60,000? That is guessing high too.

dead thread warning.. I hate to have to revive this but I've been doing searches on this subject this morning. My '01 automatic 24 valve has been dong this odd thing where warm or cold when I shift out of park to drive, or shifting into drive from anywhere else it'll kill the engine. I had some...

I got my kit from Geno's but since I'm such a smart guy with a garage full of tools I didn't figure I needed the full kit. Those installers would have been nice and might have kept me from hammering on my Snapon sockets..:eek: So, I found sockets and a fat brass drift and made do. Ok, here is...

Ok, I just finished resealing my vacuum pump on my '01. It went well until I snug down the 2 bolts on the halves. While just held together, it rotates very freely, but when I snug up the bolts the gear is too tight. It turns, and feels consistent, but is just too tight. I know the seal itself...

Well, I haven't had a lot of internet time since replacing the APPS in my truck. But its stumbling or stuttering or coughing... I am not sure which description fits. The truck feels exactly to me like when the transmission kick sout of gear and back in. Its like an instant throttle let up and...

Well, I spoke too soon. The truck seemed to be fine when I test drove it. I ran it about 25 miles. Next day out working the truck was doing the same thing. I have exhausted all my resources and knowledge trying to pinpoint this problem and no luck. I don't like throwing parts at problems but my...

bcbigfoot, turns out mine did need the APPS. I got it in this morning and installed it. It runs fine now and I cannot duplicate the previous issues. What it was doing was very similar to the transmission locking and unlocking. Some of the guys on here who are stronger in driveability than me...