i posted this in the general topics, but theres hardly anyone viewing, so i hope nobody minds me reposting here.

i doubt many of you read my post last week about the truck stranding me, well it turned out to be the starter and i paid out the *** to have it replaced. the day i get my truck back im in town and the transmission starts acting up, shifting so hard into second at part throttle that it would chirp the tires and about shake the dashboard loose.....truck got a little warm also, but that may be attributable to my driving it around town in second gear until i found somewhere suitable to park it.after letting it sit for about an hour i start off to limp it home and its fine,shifting smooth as ever. i stopped off at the garage that did my starter and asked if maybe he or one of his people had added some fluid, because to me it looked like it had too much.while poking around under the hood he finds that the negative battery terminal was just hanging on by a thread, he cinched it up and its been fine every since. now for the most recent pain in my ***. tonight it almost stranded me again outside a convenience store. it would start but wouldnt stay running but for a second or two, like it wasnt getting fuel. i immediately thought fuel pump... tried a couple more times to start it and called someone to come get me.when they get there the truck starts without a hitch. it has 127,000 miles on it now and i was expecting some things to start going wrong, just not all in the same week. anyone have a clue about my most recent situation? the truck really has been hesitating a lot lately and feels like its holding back a good deal, in fact i know it is because there are times when it miraculously comes alive and runs like its supposed to. fuel pressure regulator maybe? something else? any help would be appreciated. sorry if this was drawn out


thanks