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03-04-2010, 10:55 AM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: KC
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|  Dodge Ram help???
Hopefully someone can give me some (expert?) advice on this... I have a 1999 Ram 1500 with the 5.9 liter, I've had it for almost 4 years, it runs fine, gets the same MPG that it always has... recently it started this thing when I go through the automatic car wash and get to the blow dryer, it cuts out and misses like crazy! :? I took it to my mechanic, who checked for any cracks in the distributor, or bad plug wires by spraying water around them... nothing! I don't think it's an intake gasket leaking, or it would do it all the time. Any suggestions would be appreciated!  Thanks!
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03-04-2010, 11:17 AM
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| Newbie Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Best Nation in North America
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i'd check out Dodgetalk.com or nadodge.com they should be able to help you out
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03-04-2010, 11:44 AM
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| Suck it up!   Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Arkansas
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Maybe a sensor going bonkers since you aren't moving and its seeing an increase in atmospheric air pressure? Or just quit being lazy and wash it by hand.  |
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03-04-2010, 11:49 AM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Central KY
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Sounds like a sensor or vacuum leak
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03-04-2010, 12:08 PM
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| Rock Crawler  Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Wildwood
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Dont go through the carwash !
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03-04-2010, 12:33 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: KC
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Thanks for the help!
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03-04-2010, 01:04 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Stuck on a Rig in the middle of nowhere Utah.
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Sounds most likely like a faulty MAP Sensor (Manifold Absolute Pressure). If it only does it when it is getting Blow Dried  . Haha, sounds funny.It could just be the connection to the sensor or the sensor housing could be cracked or damaged. Just something to check. I am no drivability Tech, but I worked at the local Chrysler Dealer for about 4 years. So I am not a complete idiot. |
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03-04-2010, 02:50 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: KC
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kinda what I was thinking, I would think it would throw a code though... I'm no Tech either, but I DID stay at a Holiday Inn Express!  | |
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03-04-2010, 03:01 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Gold Bar
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Its a gasser--light it on fire |
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03-04-2010, 06:51 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Michigan
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This would be my guess too. May want to take a look at the coil pack, I've seen the plates get all rusty and start to split apart and cause some poor running issues. | |
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03-05-2010, 01:20 AM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: We-Go, Chi-Town, Ill
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03-05-2010, 06:30 AM
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x2 on dodgetalk.com! they will help in a heartbeat! | |
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