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Old 06-27-2009, 07:13 PM   #1
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ODD problem-motor revs, rpms stay same

Ok, today we were driving back from the storage unit at about 55mph with a truck bed full of odd and ends and pulling a small harbor freight trailer total weight maybe 1000 lbs and its about 100 degrees outside.

About half way up a slight grade in the road the motor instantly reved up as if I had pressed the accelerator. It stayed like this for 20-30 seconds, then returned to normal. I hit another small hill and it did it again. This time I accelerated after it reved up and I was able to speed up without any apparent issues (which to me would rule out tranny).

THE WEIRD THING... the second time it happened (didn't notice the first time) I was watching the tach and it didn't seem to move despite the motor getting louder??? The tach did go up when I would step on the accelerator.

I had thought about torque converter, tranny, but the tach not changing has me confused. Tranny fluid is topped off and there is no discolor to it.

Any ideas???
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Old 06-27-2009, 07:36 PM   #2
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Re: ODD problem-motor revs, rpms stay same

sounds like maybe the cluth fan engaged?
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Old 06-27-2009, 10:35 PM   #3
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Re: ODD problem-motor revs, rpms stay same

That is a logical explanation, that I overlooked. I guess it just startled me because we had been driving it all day and it just happened.
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Old 06-27-2009, 11:33 PM   #4
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Re: ODD problem-motor revs, rpms stay same

what year truck and is it a TBI engine
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Old 06-27-2009, 11:50 PM   #5
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Re: ODD problem-motor revs, rpms stay same

Sounds like the fan kicked in or the torque converter unlocked which it should under a load .
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Old 06-27-2009, 11:50 PM   #6
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Re: ODD problem-motor revs, rpms stay same

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what year truck and is it a TBI engine
It's a 1989 454 w/ tbi.
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Old 06-28-2009, 12:33 AM   #7
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Re: ODD problem-motor revs, rpms stay same

my thought was if its a tbi engine with a electronic trans the temp sensor but being that you have a th400 its not going to shift your trans if your temp sensor was freaking out
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