Engine/trans knock

[bergman]

Today I have had an interesting day. Drove ~ 40miles and parked the truck. After 30min I had to usd the truck again, after a few feet I had to climp a Hill and i When i pushed the gas pedal i had almost no power. And I heared a few real loud knocks from the engine bay!! So i roller backed down and after i was horisontall the problem disappeared i had power once agan and no knocking. Thought it was because i had almost empty tank. So i then drove up the Hill with no problem...fueld up and later on i parked the car, and started it up after ~30min drove down a small "Hill" and the problem came back!! Lost all power and real bad knocking sound.

I have a tune from torrie and recently installed Mopar longtubes. So no cats.
Also there is a strong smell of alcohol from the AC. Not sure if its coolant.

Help wanted! I have no problem with the truck When its horisontal :/

 

[Brat]

check the oil for signs of water,check coolant for signs of oil.

 

[VENOMOUS1 RACING]

Today I have had an interesting day. Drove ~ 40miles and parked the truck. After 30min I had to usd the truck again, after a few feet I had to climp a Hill and i When i pushed the gas pedal i had almost no power. And I heared a few real loud knocks from the engine bay!! So i roller backed down and after i was horisontall the problem disappeared i had power once agan and no knocking. Thought it was because i had almost empty tank. So i then drove up the Hill with no problem...fueld up and later on i parked the car, and started it up after ~30min drove down a small "Hill" and the problem came back!! Lost all power and real bad knocking sound.

I have a tune from torrie and recently installed Mopar longtubes. So no cats.
Also there is a strong smell of alcohol from the AC. Not sure if its coolant.

Help wanted! I have no problem with the truck When its horisontal :/

Make sure your battery is fastened down! I've seen them move and short out when not secured. You will lose power and smell electrical. Just a far out idea but the Worlds Fastest SRT-10 did similar years back ;-)

Double check wiring harness around passenger side of engine. Harness can rub corner of block and cut wiring. Again making a short.
Could also be coincidental and you're having Crank/Cam sensor issues. Check all obvious things. Batteries also tend to puke when outside temps go from hot/cold/hot etc and can blow a battery cell. Battery can look swollen, especially on the sides.

Good luck sir

 

[smackdownSRT10]

Usually when you hear knock, the engine is toast. The ECM/PCM is supposed to pull timing before that happens. That's the point of the knock sensors. Not sure on this engine/tune how many degrees it can do. So hopefully it was just a fluke knock or not engine knock at all.

 

[bergman]

Im not sure if its coming from the engine I'm just calling it an engine knock. Turned the car off when it happened. The engine works great if when I start on a flat street. No difference in the performance just when I have started the truck and it has to tilt... Could it be low fuel preassure?. It feels like tbe issue is on the passanger side.

 

[BecauseRacetruck]

As far as the alcohol smell I doubt it's coolant. To me coolant has always had a sweet smell I compare to maple syrup. Good luck!

 

[bergman]

Hehe, think its heat related. I warped all cables more than needed when I installed my longtubes, and skipped to relocate the cables... I think that was the reasons. Took the truck out now after a few hours and everything seemd normal.
Thought it was enough to have wrapped headers and wrapped cables so i could skipp relocate them :\ Been very hot in sweden today and been driving alot.

Found out where the smell came from >_> Was a can of 5-56 my friend placed behind my seat...

 

[hawk02]

Glad to hear it was a simple fix for ya', keep driving and enjoy......