96 Dodge v-8 black smoke

From : mike cheek

Q: on fri 22 oct 2004 191136 -0500 cheekspro@webtv.net mike cheek wrote runs good when first start in morning....after about 45-60 minutes starts missing..sometimes real bad......lots of black smoke from tail pipe...misses when idle.....when you first start it it idles perfect....blows big puff of black smoke when first start it..when it starts missing it drinks gas.....ant clues.....appreciate any help i can get....thanks mike......cheekspro@webtv.net sure sounds like either a bad injector or a leaky fuel pressure regulator. .

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From : maxpower

i never said denny was normal . . . . . hes just . . . . hes . . . . let me get back to you on that . . . -- budd ah-h-h-h . . . .its so nice to see a bit of normalcy in the group again . . . -- budd normal dennys normal since when mike on wed 20 oct 2004 221740 gmt denny wddodge@woh.rr.com wrote denny i want you to notice that i havent said a word. but the old hippy sure is having a bit of sport with ya.vbg if hes having fun poking me hes probably leaving his ole lady alone. maybe shell send me a dozen chocolate chip cookies. nice pics bro i knew you couldnt resist..... denny roy i wish she would send you some cookies dude! hell i might... for a few dozen cc cookies ill even pay the fed-ex bill..... and pose for a few pics in my bunny suit..... denny ... he dont look that great..... really mike please tell us more. roy well.... you see.... it was like this....... i was sitting under the awning of my rv in pigeon forge tn minding my own business btw when up pulls this minivan. out from the minivan bounds this three-hundred pound dude wearing a pink bunny suit....... sob!...... i cant go on..... from here it gets ugly..... sob!..... . mike if i have to start talking about your remote controlled heated seats and what youve done to the leather people will think you are really strange..... denny ahem! if i recall i was not the one who fired the first salvo! mike .

From : steve lusardi

yes i have the same problem with my 96 1500 ram but i can tell you what it isnt. this drives me crazy. it is very intermittent. the truck was delivered with a 5.2. the crankshaft broke at 75k. i changed to a 2001 5.9 from an automatic truck. i retained the same computer as the truck is a 5 speed i adapted the wiring harness to the 5.9 injectors as it is different. i retained the tb manifold and distributor from the 5.9. i used the 96 flywheel but i had to mill a chunk out of the back of the flywheel to balance the 5.9 as the 5.9 is externally balanced and the 5.2 is internally balanced. this is relevant because the ignition is flywheel triggered. this intermittent stalling was present with the 5.2 and it is also present with the 5.9 and i have also changed both o2 sensors and the cat with new replacements. i have no fault codes. it is reproducable when engine is warm and lifting off the accelerator and slipping the gearbox into neutral at the same time from a steady state cruise. if i lift my foot and keep the engine in gear the truck drives normally. once the fault is present the idle speed is very low and only the use of the accelerator pedal will keep it running. the fault behaves like a bad or misadjusted idle dashpot on a carburatored engine yet the entire throttle body manifold exhaust and ignition systems have been changed. steve it doesnt happen every time but three times in the last six weeks. when im coasting to a stop at a light or about to turn a corner the engine just quits. we replaced the coil and thought it was fixed but it died again a few days later. someone suggested changing the battery so we did that and the check engine light went out and stayed out for a change so we thought it was alright. then it died at a light again. other than the coil or the battery can anyone suggest anything else it might be the mechanic on our last visit said the fuel line is ok but that last visit was such a hassle we cant face going back. three times in and out and the check engine light always came back on at the first stop light. im afraid to turn it over to the mechanics again. if anyone has had this happen id love to hear how you fixed it. thanks for reading and for any advice or suggestions you care to give. .

From : Annonymous

if its not the iac then check this out. my 99 durango 5.9 began to periodically die especially in cold weather on a cold start. would die when placed in gear. misfire at interstate speed would cause the converter to momentarily unlock you could feel it and see it on the tach. no codes no check engine light. ive got an autotap so i compared parameters to my dakota no significant differences. read in this ng that someone suggested having the computer reflashed so i took it in cost me about $75 has ran perfect ever since 2 years ago. might be worth a try if you cant find anything else wrong. johnz it doesnt happen every time but three times in the last six weeks. when im coasting to a stop at a light or about to turn a corner the engine just quits. we replaced the coil and thought it was fixed but it died again a few days later. someone suggested changing the battery so we did that and the check engine light went out and stayed out for a change so we thought it was alright. then it died at a light again. other than the coil or the battery can anyone suggest anything else it might be the mechanic on our last visit said the fuel line is ok but that last visit was such a hassle we cant face going back. three times in and out and the check engine light always came back on at the first stop light. im afraid to turn it over to the mechanics again. if anyone has had this happen id love to hear how you fixed it. thanks for reading and for any advice or suggestions you care to give. .