AirbossGordo
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- Year, Model & Trim Level
- 98 Explorer XLT
Hey all,
Gordo here. New to the site.
My 98 Explorer XLT has 135,000 miles and still looks great considering it's black. I love this thing and I've had since it was new. It's my daily driver while the Z28 sits in the garage waiting for next spring for cruising and racing season.
Recently, like for the past 30K miles or so, the thing "bucks" and surges when it's turning between 1500 and 2500 RPM and you give some gas. It acts like it's bogging down, but it doesn't stay bogged down. It just jerks. Tranny feels like it's in overdrive and it's choking and won't downshift. Sometimes it jerks pretty hard. When I over ride the overdrive and the RPM's come up a little, the surging/bucking stops.
Thinking about having a Blue Oval tech run a diagnostic and possibly flash the computer for starters.
Any other ideas or clues?
Gordo here. New to the site.
My 98 Explorer XLT has 135,000 miles and still looks great considering it's black. I love this thing and I've had since it was new. It's my daily driver while the Z28 sits in the garage waiting for next spring for cruising and racing season.
Recently, like for the past 30K miles or so, the thing "bucks" and surges when it's turning between 1500 and 2500 RPM and you give some gas. It acts like it's bogging down, but it doesn't stay bogged down. It just jerks. Tranny feels like it's in overdrive and it's choking and won't downshift. Sometimes it jerks pretty hard. When I over ride the overdrive and the RPM's come up a little, the surging/bucking stops.
Thinking about having a Blue Oval tech run a diagnostic and possibly flash the computer for starters.
Any other ideas or clues?