Cold-Start Rough Idle

From : kittycat

Q: m. moody wrote gentlemen all i am considering the purchase of a 1 or 2 year old 2500 series ram diesel probably with the 4 door cab. i would like some feedback about whether or not to shop for the automatic or just have some fun with the 6 speed. what should i look for since this will be my first diesel i seem to notice the resale value of all diesels drops dramatically from new is it just me or is there a good reason any and all info will be good for me at this point. we bought a 2001 quad cab long bed last fall. it is an awsome truck! we live at 7400 feet and drive exclusively between 6000 and 12000 feet. this thing has power! we own mostly saabs but one normally aspirated jeep cherokee. driving the jeep you really notice the lack of the turbo at this elevation. towing 3000 pounds or so with the dodge it doesnt even know it is there. charles .

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From : kittycat

on wed 6 sep 2006 103245 -0400 chevrolet lblower@cogeco.ca wrote it was a typo.. it shopuld have read 1985.. the 5 got left out.. it is a 225.. the motor is fudged though..oil by the rings etc from the seize.. i have a 1992 dakota low km motor 318fi that is sitting around.. i will put the 318 in and rebuild the 2 slants i have here. thanx all.. some guy emailed me and said to change the bellhousing and dump a 350 in it.. lol a dodge with a 350 would insult most dodge owners.. but it would be different might as well dump a 360 in it... made your own r/t.. *g* mac https//home.comcast.net/mac.davis https//home.comcast.net/mac.davis/woodstuff.htm .

From : tom lawrence

hello could someone please help me. i own a 2003 dodge ram 2500 cummings automatic. the other day i stop my truck for a few minutes when i restarted it it peaked some 2500 rpms them died. i tried to restart it it would not start waited a few minutes and it started again and died. i got it started again now my tach does not work and my check engine light is on. the code is p0700. please someone tell me what this code is and how i can fix it. thank you notordinary .