Dodge Ram2500 DTC?? Max

From : dave com com

Q: hi max thanks for the info but whats the apps in short its the throttle position sensor only it does a bit more on the cummins trucks. it lives under the black plastic cover just forward of the intake plenum heater. if you check the wires and all is well connected prepare for a $400 bill. -- max give a man a match and he is warm for a short while. light him on fire and he is warm for the rest of his life. hi max thanks for the info but whats the apps hi max thanks for the info but whats the apps thanks; dave if it worked when it went to the dealer or he was supposed to fix it then take it back and tell him its not working right!! your symptoms sounds familiar check to see that the wire harness got plugged into the apps securely. -- max give a man a match and he is warm for a short while. light him on fire and he is warm for the rest of his life. will this cause a problem. since the dealer had the truck for the throttle link/ing wire upgrade. the truck will just idle fine will crap out when i try to drive loss of power will die than have to wait a few minutes then truck starts up and limp home. thanks; dave -- posted via demon.com - premium uncensored group service -------http//www.demon.com------ unlimited access anonymous accounts uncensored broadband access -- posted via demon.com - premium uncensored group service -------http//www.demon.com------ unlimited access anonymous accounts uncensored broadband access -- posted via demon.com - premium uncensored group service -------http//www.demon.com------ unlimited access anonymous accounts uncensored broadband access .

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From : max dodge

in short its the throttle position sensor only it does a bit more on the cummins trucks. it lives under the black plastic cover just forward of the intake plenum heater. if you check the wires and all is well connected prepare for a $400 bill. on a 12v .

From : tom lawrence

but tom thats not as much fun ; hi is it possible to change an engine from one model to an other. yes. just like its possible to turn your durango into a convertible. however i would recommend you attempt neither. trading in for a suitably-equipped vehicle will be much quicker easier and cheaper. .

From : max dodge

i purchased a 1997 4x4 ram from my neighbor. it has 111000 mile on the 360. the truck starts just fine and other than the slightly rough idle which i am told is a pretty normal occurence in this engine runs great while sitting still and also has great accelleration and high speed 70+ mph performance. the problem is that while the engine is spinning at about 1700-2200 rpm a miss can be felt which makes the truck well shimmy as i run down the road. not the shimmy you feel when a tire is out of balance or round but the shimmy you feel when the engine is running sub-optimal. i put new tires 265/75/16 on all four corners and had them balance them twice and show me the readings as they did it so that i could eliminate a problem with tire balance. i also notice that if i shift down while the shimmy is occuring it abates quite significantly but does not entirely disappear. i took the truck up and had new dual exhaust put on thrustmaster ii and while in the shop they hooked it up to the diagnostic computer. while there were no codes set it was showing that the engine was running lean at those rpms. so here is my plan and i want to see if it makes sense. i have already replaced the pcv valve cap rotor plugs and wires. i have a k&n drop in that has been cleaned and re-oiled. carb cleaner has been used to clean the outside and inside where possible of the tbi. since it is running lean either the computer is getting input that the mixture is plenty rich and cuts back on the fuel even though in reality the mixture is now off or the computer has no idea that it is lean and is putting the perfect mixture through the manifold and the leak is occuring where the computer cannot detect it and fix it. my logics says i should first start with the o2 sensors. do i need to replace all three or is there rhyme or reason to which one to try first second i thooght about the fuel system itself. is it possible that the computer is telling the injector to put in x amount of fuel into the cylinder but the injector is unable to deliver it in the amount of time specifed can injectors really be clean without removing them or is replacement the only true option third the intake manifold gasket. it was replaced by chrysler when the truck had 36k on it for the vaccumm leak problem and i wonder if it could have happened again. i am up for suggestions since the o2 sensors are about 45 bucks each and any of these option will eat into my precious sit-in-my-chair-and-watch-nascar time. - thanks in advance for any ideas -jerry jerrynatlgaatgmail.com .