TrimmedOutHP500
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Has anyone else had this happen on their 2002 2500?
I have the 4.10 rear end; and pull a 7000+ lbs. Sonic Powerboat.
My driveway has a bit of a dip to it, about 15 feet infront of the garage. It drive the AV up to the garage door, and leave it overnight, so the vehicle is pointed nose up by about 15 degrees. When I come out the next day, fire up, and stick it in Reverse, the truck merely rolls down the incline, into the dip, and does not provide power to back up the rest of the driveway for about 20-30 seconds. This is a very intermittant problem. Also, sometimes, the transmission has more problems for the first 30 minutes of driving, by slamming into each one of the gears as it automatically shifts. This is a horrible problem to be having with a brand new truck, purpose built, and purpose bought to haul my boat. I have not had the boat behind the truck during any of these problems, but that is irrelevant. I believe the harmonic balancer and/or the torque converter are having major issues with drainging fluid into the pan overnight, like something may have a crack or a hole in it, and it drains only when that hole ends up on the bottom when I park it for the night. Does this sound feasable? I really need some help here. the Chevy dealer has had the truck twice, both times NTF. The second time, they replaced the Valve Body. It is still having this intermittant problem.

I have the 4.10 rear end; and pull a 7000+ lbs. Sonic Powerboat.
My driveway has a bit of a dip to it, about 15 feet infront of the garage. It drive the AV up to the garage door, and leave it overnight, so the vehicle is pointed nose up by about 15 degrees. When I come out the next day, fire up, and stick it in Reverse, the truck merely rolls down the incline, into the dip, and does not provide power to back up the rest of the driveway for about 20-30 seconds. This is a very intermittant problem. Also, sometimes, the transmission has more problems for the first 30 minutes of driving, by slamming into each one of the gears as it automatically shifts. This is a horrible problem to be having with a brand new truck, purpose built, and purpose bought to haul my boat. I have not had the boat behind the truck during any of these problems, but that is irrelevant. I believe the harmonic balancer and/or the torque converter are having major issues with drainging fluid into the pan overnight, like something may have a crack or a hole in it, and it drains only when that hole ends up on the bottom when I park it for the night. Does this sound feasable? I really need some help here. the Chevy dealer has had the truck twice, both times NTF. The second time, they replaced the Valve Body. It is still having this intermittant problem.





