is it just me or is there somthing wrong?

[darkestskydiver]

another question for you guy's.... when i'm wheeling i will usually keep it in 2wd till i need 4wd if i put it in 4w hi in order to go up an incline i have to put it in first and even then it struggles. on any hill where there is any kind of loamy dirt or whoops i have to put it in 4 low and 1st otherwise i get stuck, and have to back down, if i put it in 4 low and second it does ok till i hit an incline and starts to bog and forces me to go back into 4 low 1st. is this common or could there be somthing wrong with my engine? i have replaced all the tune up items with all new, and adjusted the timing. it runs so much better now, but it's still being stubborn? any ideas?? i know our little pathys are underpowered but this seems a little rediculus. thank you.

[Kittamaru]

I think part of the problem is it seems our power band is a little higher than most - I know for me personally, my engine seems to have the most "oomph" around 3000-4000 rpm...

[87pathy]

remember when i 4x4 you engine has twice the rotating mass to turn.

[Kingman]

Our trucks are fat and underpowered. 4lo compensates with gearing. 4hi just makes the enigne work harder.

[GrimGreg]

4lo is basically a crawler gear, if you need wheel speed, don't use it, use 4hi.

[87pathy]

4lo is basically a crawler gear, if you need wheel speed, don't use it, use 4hi.

 

na, just put it in 4 low and 3rd gear

[94extreme]

^^^ yeah, i wheel in 4lo most of the time. thank goodness for the stick.

[MY1PATH]

are your t-bars cranked too high? your CV's might be binding.