I have a 1997 LX450, with around 178k, and we just had our first major issue and I’m pretty worried.
Like most of the country it’s well below freezing where I am the past few days. Truck has been sitting out in that until today, when I decided to run to the hardware store and get the kids some milk.
Start up was a little slow, but fired up after a few short cranks.
Gave it time to warm up until Temp gauge was off cold and approaching that mid point.
Started off down the street, a hundred yards down, hesitated, stumbled, wouldn’t accelerate.
Okay, you’re not ready, pulled over and let warm all the to mid point on gauge.
Gently back down the street, seems okay. Turn onto bigger street, little stumble, so kinda floored it and it got up into high revs and higher gear fine, made it to hardware store.
Some concerns in there, but again 0 degrees here past 4 days.
Shut down truck and went into shop quick.
Now it gets real bad.
Started back up, no issues there.
Drive out of parking spot and boom; big hesitation, no acceleration, low rpm’s, and even a knock (don’t think from engine bay tho) sounded like it was from transmission, differential, or maybe even cat.…
Back into park, it was warm, but let it fully warm; then let it settle at idle for a few.
Another try…Wont move, can’t drive, zero gas pedal response. Although putting it into low I was able to lurch it back into a good spot; lots of hesitation and sluggishness that gear too tho.
Called my wife to pick me up, it was rough idling while I waited.
Back home now, gonna grab my scanner and some warmer clothes, and head back to her soon.
Aside from looking for some codes, and checking for snapped frozen vac lines…can anyone give me some ideas of what might be happening? The knocks are a concern(again I don’t think from engine tho), and it just won’t move, I can only limp it and crawl around inch by inch.
Has anyone experienced something like this to be able to assist, or give me some ideas?
thanks,
MrErer
Like most of the country it’s well below freezing where I am the past few days. Truck has been sitting out in that until today, when I decided to run to the hardware store and get the kids some milk.
Start up was a little slow, but fired up after a few short cranks.
Gave it time to warm up until Temp gauge was off cold and approaching that mid point.
Started off down the street, a hundred yards down, hesitated, stumbled, wouldn’t accelerate.
Okay, you’re not ready, pulled over and let warm all the to mid point on gauge.
Gently back down the street, seems okay. Turn onto bigger street, little stumble, so kinda floored it and it got up into high revs and higher gear fine, made it to hardware store.
Some concerns in there, but again 0 degrees here past 4 days.
Shut down truck and went into shop quick.
Now it gets real bad.
Started back up, no issues there.
Drive out of parking spot and boom; big hesitation, no acceleration, low rpm’s, and even a knock (don’t think from engine bay tho) sounded like it was from transmission, differential, or maybe even cat.…
Back into park, it was warm, but let it fully warm; then let it settle at idle for a few.
Another try…Wont move, can’t drive, zero gas pedal response. Although putting it into low I was able to lurch it back into a good spot; lots of hesitation and sluggishness that gear too tho.
Called my wife to pick me up, it was rough idling while I waited.
Back home now, gonna grab my scanner and some warmer clothes, and head back to her soon.
Aside from looking for some codes, and checking for snapped frozen vac lines…can anyone give me some ideas of what might be happening? The knocks are a concern(again I don’t think from engine tho), and it just won’t move, I can only limp it and crawl around inch by inch.
Has anyone experienced something like this to be able to assist, or give me some ideas?
thanks,
MrErer