ElPolloBlanco
SILVER Star
I’m not talking about my mental health. My truck has been acting strange. Last summer while on a trip to the Sierra NF my coolant temps were all over the place. I have an ultra gauge hooked up. My dash gauge was pegged in the middle maybe a little higher this section of uphill climb gets my ride a little hot and bothered sometimes. I watched my temps drop on the ultra to like 85 degrees. Then back up. This happened off and on for that whole trip.
Everything was fine on that end until the last few days. P0116 codes and weird temps. I’m thinking the temp sensor is no bueno. A 2k start up idle comes along with the weird temps. Even without the code.
I’ve also had other problems I think are fuel related. I occasionally get a rough start. I can’t say when I first noticed it, but my rig seems sluggish first thing in the morning. Sometimes I get a rough start that either shuts the truck down or needs throttle to get the RPMs up. No codes associate with this. I recently had the interior out for a project and checked the sending unit at the tank and the sock in the tank and all was right per the FSM. I pulled the plug in the relay and the truck starts smooth, then dies. Pull the relay and no start at all. I’m thinking the contacts inside the relay aren’t connecting the right way, but I’m not sure.
Because of the two separate issues, it’s hard to isolate the problem, combine the fact they are both intermittent, and it’s near impossible. I don’t want to waste time throwng parts at it. I’m thinking a replacement of the temp sensor and the relay should solve my issues though. What do y’all think?
Everything was fine on that end until the last few days. P0116 codes and weird temps. I’m thinking the temp sensor is no bueno. A 2k start up idle comes along with the weird temps. Even without the code.
I’ve also had other problems I think are fuel related. I occasionally get a rough start. I can’t say when I first noticed it, but my rig seems sluggish first thing in the morning. Sometimes I get a rough start that either shuts the truck down or needs throttle to get the RPMs up. No codes associate with this. I recently had the interior out for a project and checked the sending unit at the tank and the sock in the tank and all was right per the FSM. I pulled the plug in the relay and the truck starts smooth, then dies. Pull the relay and no start at all. I’m thinking the contacts inside the relay aren’t connecting the right way, but I’m not sure.
Because of the two separate issues, it’s hard to isolate the problem, combine the fact they are both intermittent, and it’s near impossible. I don’t want to waste time throwng parts at it. I’m thinking a replacement of the temp sensor and the relay should solve my issues though. What do y’all think?