I have a '00 F250, automatic transmission, with just a cold air kit and TS chip, no other heavy mods. I haul up to 12k worth of hay and equipment with it 9 months of the year.
Ok, now that we have a description of exactly what I do with my truck, here's the problem i'm experiencing...
For the last 8 months or so i've noticed that when I put the truck into gear, (D, R, 2 - doesn't matter) there is a slight hesitation before it fully engages the transmission. So knowing it does that, I always make sure to put it in gear, wait a second, and then release the brake and accelerate. Within the last two weeks, something strange has been occurring. When I stop sometimes, the truck will lug down (just like releasing the clutch without enough fuel) and then surge, and after that revs up a slight bit then evens out. A couple times it has even stuttered several times, almost sounds like it's loping, and then finally evens out. When I put it in reverse, it does the same thing, only much more exaggerated.
I was delivering a load of hay tonight on my gooseneck, and when I tried to back into the barn, the truck lugged down, never did quite level out, and then it was like the truck didn't have enough torque to move the trailer. We got the job done, but it was tricky.
So my question is this, has anyone else experienced this before? And am I looking at a bad torque converter, a stuck/bad valve body, or just a flat out roasted tranny? Ideas??
Ok, now that we have a description of exactly what I do with my truck, here's the problem i'm experiencing...
For the last 8 months or so i've noticed that when I put the truck into gear, (D, R, 2 - doesn't matter) there is a slight hesitation before it fully engages the transmission. So knowing it does that, I always make sure to put it in gear, wait a second, and then release the brake and accelerate. Within the last two weeks, something strange has been occurring. When I stop sometimes, the truck will lug down (just like releasing the clutch without enough fuel) and then surge, and after that revs up a slight bit then evens out. A couple times it has even stuttered several times, almost sounds like it's loping, and then finally evens out. When I put it in reverse, it does the same thing, only much more exaggerated.
I was delivering a load of hay tonight on my gooseneck, and when I tried to back into the barn, the truck lugged down, never did quite level out, and then it was like the truck didn't have enough torque to move the trailer. We got the job done, but it was tricky.
So my question is this, has anyone else experienced this before? And am I looking at a bad torque converter, a stuck/bad valve body, or just a flat out roasted tranny? Ideas??