c5dura
03-08-2005, 06:19
Truck has 38k on it, never had a box on it before. Alli spin on was changed at 5k. I've done very little towing (perhaps 4k total with 6k trailer). Truck tips the scale around 8100# empty (which is how I ran it this morning).
So I load the 85hp tune last night, and go for a short drive around the neighborhood and all is well. Love the extra power, but I don't get on it too hard.
So this morning I leave for work, go real easy on it to let the engine and trans get to operating temp. Then I start up a 5 mile incline (crossing the Blue Ridge Mountains), and set the cruise at 64mph as usual. Normally the Alli has to downshift into 4th to maintain speed, but not with the 85hp Predator tune. I give a little extra right foot a few times to pass a couple of cars. Truck accelerates effortlessly while still in 5th. This is way cool!
As I'm nearing the summit, I decide to go WOT just for 10 seconds to see what it'll do. Truck accelerates very smoothly. 70...75...80...WHAM, Alli downshifts into 4th and I immediately let off the gas and coast back down to 60 or so. Then the SES light comes on.
I crest the mountain and get onto the Interstate and head down the other side. Truck won't go into 5th anymore. I take the next exit, shut the truck down. Start it back up, SES light still on. Pull back out on the road and this is when I notice the Alli is stuck on 3rd or 4th gear. Get back on the Interstate as my exit is just another 2 miles down the road. At the stoplight I try reverse, doesn't work. Scope the parking lot at work and find a spot that I can coast into backwards.
So there the truck sits in the parking lot and I'm trying to decide what to do next. I didn't bring the Predator with me, but from looking at other post here, I suspect that I set a P0700 code, and that with some luck, the Alli will be fine when I start it back up around lunch time.
My Alli behaves exactly the same as Riverholic's did as he describes in this post:
http://forum.thedieselpage.com/ubb/ultimatebb.php?ubb=get_topic;f=7;t=005892#000000
He took it to the dealer and they replaced two pressure solenoids under warranty. Mine ran out of warranty 2000 miles ago, and I hate my dealer and would prefer to fix whatever the issue is myself.
Did my 10 seconds of uphill wot mess up my Alli?
I've read here about guys running the juice at the 90hp setting all day long with no ill effets to the Alli. Is the Predator @ 85hp a lot stronger, or is it that my truck tips the scale at 8100# the issue.
Guess I'll be looking at upgrading the Alli to keep this from happening again. I hope I didn't wear something out already. :confused:
[ 03-08-2005, 06:18 AM: Message edited by: c5dura ]
So I load the 85hp tune last night, and go for a short drive around the neighborhood and all is well. Love the extra power, but I don't get on it too hard.
So this morning I leave for work, go real easy on it to let the engine and trans get to operating temp. Then I start up a 5 mile incline (crossing the Blue Ridge Mountains), and set the cruise at 64mph as usual. Normally the Alli has to downshift into 4th to maintain speed, but not with the 85hp Predator tune. I give a little extra right foot a few times to pass a couple of cars. Truck accelerates effortlessly while still in 5th. This is way cool!
As I'm nearing the summit, I decide to go WOT just for 10 seconds to see what it'll do. Truck accelerates very smoothly. 70...75...80...WHAM, Alli downshifts into 4th and I immediately let off the gas and coast back down to 60 or so. Then the SES light comes on.
I crest the mountain and get onto the Interstate and head down the other side. Truck won't go into 5th anymore. I take the next exit, shut the truck down. Start it back up, SES light still on. Pull back out on the road and this is when I notice the Alli is stuck on 3rd or 4th gear. Get back on the Interstate as my exit is just another 2 miles down the road. At the stoplight I try reverse, doesn't work. Scope the parking lot at work and find a spot that I can coast into backwards.
So there the truck sits in the parking lot and I'm trying to decide what to do next. I didn't bring the Predator with me, but from looking at other post here, I suspect that I set a P0700 code, and that with some luck, the Alli will be fine when I start it back up around lunch time.
My Alli behaves exactly the same as Riverholic's did as he describes in this post:
http://forum.thedieselpage.com/ubb/ultimatebb.php?ubb=get_topic;f=7;t=005892#000000
He took it to the dealer and they replaced two pressure solenoids under warranty. Mine ran out of warranty 2000 miles ago, and I hate my dealer and would prefer to fix whatever the issue is myself.
Did my 10 seconds of uphill wot mess up my Alli?
I've read here about guys running the juice at the 90hp setting all day long with no ill effets to the Alli. Is the Predator @ 85hp a lot stronger, or is it that my truck tips the scale at 8100# the issue.
Guess I'll be looking at upgrading the Alli to keep this from happening again. I hope I didn't wear something out already. :confused:
[ 03-08-2005, 06:18 AM: Message edited by: c5dura ]