New to Diesels, but not mechanics. I just bought a 98.5 24v, the truck pulls good in all gears but 3rd,(kinda flat). 5 spd manual. While out trying to figger this one out the hood flys open. Fixing the damage now, but still wondering why 3rd is lethargic. Also has anyone come up with a clean way of securing the hood. I know there was a recall on the latch, found that out after I was bitten. Thanks for any advise.
The ECM doesn't know what gear you are in so there is no reason for 3rd to be flat and no other gears. What boost do you get in each gear before you have to shift?
Blair@BD
11-27-2017 12:51 PM
Originally Posted by 72spectra
(Post 1137470)
New to Diesels, but not mechanics. I just bought a 98.5 24v, the truck pulls good in all gears but 3rd,(kinda flat). 5 spd manual. While out trying to figger this one out the hood flys open. Fixing the damage now, but still wondering why 3rd is lethargic. Also has anyone come up with a clean way of securing the hood. I know there was a recall on the latch, found that out after I was bitten. Thanks for any advise.
That's odd there us no real reason why 3rd should be any different than any other gear... Do you have a boost gauge can you check peak boost in 3rd as opposed to other gears, first is so low you don't have time to build boost before you are out of RPM so compare it to 4th.
