Check the serpentine belt and all of the idler pulleys. I don't think the belt would squeal unless it's very loose, but the idler pulleys can and do wear out. Also check the belt tensioner.
Sometimes the washer hose to the rear washer comes apart. It will siphon all the washer fluid out of the reservoir. That hose runs right behind the passenger side kick panel where the fuse box is located and that's where it gets disconnected. Check under the passenger door sill where a lot of...
Things that can cause it to go into limp mode: Over heating, low oil pressure....all I can think of. Either take it to Auto Zone or O'Reilleys and get them to do a free scan, or buy an inexpensive scanner from Amazon and see what codes are present. That should at least point you in the right...
If you are going to spend thousands on a transmission build anyway, at least try this first. Nothing to lose but about 10 bucks and it might fix it.
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Probably the same thing that happened to my 2003. Do you seem to have to refill the washer reservoir more often than necessary? Mine would go empty without using it all. What Hamfisted said in post #2. Check out this thread...
Wouldn't that strip the threads out of the head? That was a problem back when the 3 valve 5.4 were unintentionally blowing plugs out of the engine. Then you had to install helicoils to repair the threads.
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