Getting tired?

[MCourson]

Tell me what you guys think... I think the old girl is starting to get a little tired...

 

Ever since I have moved out here to Tallahassee I have been back and forth to Jacksonville a few times. That trip is 180 miles for me with about 160 of which is on I-10. On I-10 in the Florida panhandle there are quite a few hills, they used to never be a problem. The last few times I have made the trip it has been a bit different. I usually set the cruise at about 75, this normally was not a problem. The past few times on the hills it has been hunting down to 3rd gear (that means about 4000rpm ) This is with no load other than myself. Also, it is doing the same thing on a bridge in Jacksonville that it never used to do it on.

 

94 C1500 5.0L 201,250 miles.

 

[Wingnut]

Cut back on the pizza man.

[NONSTOP SPEED]

Hows your cats and when was the last time you did a tune up?

[sjspor]

Getting Tired... Naw... It's just about broken in. The good news that by now it's just going to keep running because thats all it knows how to do.

[Black02Silverado]

I agree, how is the tune? How is the cat? Make sure it can breath well and fresh fluid change all around and then see how it goes.

[MCourson]

Cap, rotor, wires, plugs, O2 sensor were done in June along with a new radiator and coolant flush. Ignition control module was replaced last March. EGR valve was done about a year and a half ago. Cat was replaced along with everything from the exhaust manifolds back at 160k.

 

Im gonna do a leak down test on it over thanksgiving.

[OUMike]

Yea man my 94' does the same thing. I've gotta 4.3L with 192k and it goes down into 3rd for hills too. I think the motors defniatly aren't worn out, but I also don't think its anything out of the ordinary.'

 

I do need to change my EGR though..where is that guy?