bigfootchiro
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I’ve had issues with the Hoe misfiring from the beginning. Took it to multiple mechanics that did work, even said the trans was bad. Come to find out, the misfire was causing trans to act up. After temporarily fixing the misfire, it ran fine for a while with occasional misfires. About a month ago, I felt as if I possibly blew the trans, but it didn’t feel right. Had a shop look at it that said the trans was bad.
Well guess what? After buying used trans and transfer case, I hooked my scan tool up, drove it for the first time in a month, and the problems aren’t trans, but Cylinder 4 misfire skyrockets when shudder occurs. Open up overflow tank and have some bubbles coming up. Plus, coolant temps are erratic. Guess who has a blown head gasket?! After spending a couple grand just to find out it could have been fixed for a few hundred from the beginning. So, time to tear it down!
Well guess what? After buying used trans and transfer case, I hooked my scan tool up, drove it for the first time in a month, and the problems aren’t trans, but Cylinder 4 misfire skyrockets when shudder occurs. Open up overflow tank and have some bubbles coming up. Plus, coolant temps are erratic. Guess who has a blown head gasket?! After spending a couple grand just to find out it could have been fixed for a few hundred from the beginning. So, time to tear it down!