88' RAM50

From : dj0771

Q: why dont you just go after them under the lemon law and get your money back -- if at first you dont succeed youre not cut out for skydiving my 2000 ram 1500 dodge truck was a great runner. no problems at all. good gas mileage. just a damn fine truck. then the service engine light came on. took it shottenkirk dodge on broadway in quincy il. the service manager said the code said it was a transmission problem. i have a drive train warranty so no problem. three months later. when i went to get it the first time and started home it would shift 1st to 2nd ok but when you went to slow down there was this clunk like it was trying to shift up or down. then when i went to speed up from 40 mph it started to shudder. after several times in the dealership sometimes for a couple of days sometimes for a week. they would change the shift patterns so the shudder would move up paqst 60 mph. but when they did that it screwed up the shift pattern. 1st to 2nd ok. 2nd to 3rd ok. 3rd wouldnt shift in 4th until 53 mph and at 52 mph it would downshift to 3rd. after 3 months shottenkirk of quincy il. gave me my keys and said they couldnt fix it. so i drove it that way for 3 or 4 months when another dodge dealer little jess dodge of edina missouri contacted me about a new truck. when i told him about my problem with shottenkirk of quincy il little jess said they could fix the problem. 6 solid weeks later he sent the truck to another dealer and told me i could go there and pick it up. now the truck is worse than before. little jess said they rebuilt the transmission completely. now from 1st to 2nd up to 15mph. but in 2nd you have to go faster than 35 mph for it to shift into 3rd and at 30 mph it will downsfit to 2nd. it will stay into third until 45 mph and under 40 mph it will downshift to 3rd. it will not shift into 4th until 53 mph and under 53 mph it will downshift to 3rd. when it is in 2nd and you speed up to say 32 or better and you let up on the gas it will clank and shift into 3rd and if you give it any gas it will downshift back to 2nd. the gas mileage has gone down 20%. i contacted dodge company and they said they cant get into any disputes and refuse answer any emails. i guess i will end up trading back to a chevy. .

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From : tom lawrence

exactly how much fuel pressure do you have and why did you replace the pump to begin with it sounds to me like no fuel is flowing into or through the carb. -- if at first you dont succeed youre not cut out for skydiving i just put a new electric fuel pump on my 2.0l mikuni carb because the local parts stores did not have the spacer that goes between the mechanical pump and the head. now i have fuel pressure and flow through the carb and back to the tank but the engine will not start. i can pour some gas in the carb and it cranks right up and dies. any ideas on whats wrong .