swellwelder
Stainless
- Joined
- Sep 21, 2002
- Location
- Valley City, ND USA
First off I will ask what the best Ford question and answer website might be? My problem started a few days ago, when out of a clear blue sky, my 2001 F350 automatic tranny acted like it was popping out of gear! I should have stated right away it is a four wheel drive with the electric selector for 2 wheel, and 4 wheel high and low range.
My initial thought was some short in the wiring that was making the electric motor on the transfer case somehow trying to put it in low range, because it was making one hell of a noise coming from below the seat. But I found out later, that the noise continued even after the automatic transmission was in park. So there should be nothing happening in the transfer case, right?
If I shut off the engine, and let it sit for a few minutes, up to ten minutes, it would start up and work normally for a few miles and then the racket started again, and the tach would wind up, just like it had popped out of gear.
If it sits over night, it will work normally for the distance I drive it to town, about 12 miles, and in town it works fine, but I have to drive up a hill to leave town, and it acted like I have described earlier. I finally had to call my cousin to pull the pickup home.
Any suggestions on the problem, or like I asked first, the best forum to ask these questions in?
Dale Nelson
My initial thought was some short in the wiring that was making the electric motor on the transfer case somehow trying to put it in low range, because it was making one hell of a noise coming from below the seat. But I found out later, that the noise continued even after the automatic transmission was in park. So there should be nothing happening in the transfer case, right?
If I shut off the engine, and let it sit for a few minutes, up to ten minutes, it would start up and work normally for a few miles and then the racket started again, and the tach would wind up, just like it had popped out of gear.
If it sits over night, it will work normally for the distance I drive it to town, about 12 miles, and in town it works fine, but I have to drive up a hill to leave town, and it acted like I have described earlier. I finally had to call my cousin to pull the pickup home.
Any suggestions on the problem, or like I asked first, the best forum to ask these questions in?
Dale Nelson