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RRK
New User
| Posts: 5
| Joined: 05/06
Posted: 06/13/06
04:27 PM
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My 2000 Ram has been a problem since it hit about 30,000. It chugs & misses but not all the time. I,ve changed plugs & wires, no help. replacing the cap & rotor cleared up the problem, but only for a while. Octane boost also helps but only for a while. I've cleaned the fuel rail & pulled the injectors, but you really can't clean them. Anyone else have this problem?
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Fordguy
New User
| Posts: 20
| Joined: 06/06
Posted: 06/13/06
04:46 PM
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I've seen similiar problems on 2 Dodges. What I found is when the fuel gets low, like 1\4 tank or less, the fuel pump starts sucking air because the in-tank fuel filter is restricted.
It feels like an ignition miss but it's actually got air in the fuel rail. I have a fuel pressure guage with a bleed off valve. With the engine running I bleed off a little fuel into a clear tube and see if there's air in it.
The fix is to pull the tank (yuck!) and replace the filter.
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Johnswiftm
Enthusiast
| Posts: 658
| Joined: 07/05
Posted: 06/14/06
11:08 PM
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It is easier to pull the bed than to pull the tank
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