Front Under-Cushion Storage in Ram 1500 Pickup (sort of a rant)

From : martin

Q: on jan 24 158 pm jdonagh...@yahoo.com wrote i have a 1999 dodge ram 1500. it will start and idle just fine but when i put it into gear it dies.what could cause this thanks! what happens if you dont put it in gear but give it the gas while still in park does it speed up quickly like youd expect or does it miss if it misses above idle with no load i have on at least one occasion seen this clear up with a new battery. monitor your voltage during these tests be sure it hangs around 13-14 or thereabouts. martin .

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From : geekboy

on feb 1 642 pm tbone tbonenos...@nc.rr.com wrote on feb 1 1258 pm martin funkychateaus...@yahoo.com wrote on jan 29 807 am dmso dsaint...@yahoo.com wrote i have a 1996 ram 1500 4x2 5.2 w/auto and 295k miles on it. recently last 2 or 3 months when my gas level get to between a little over 1/4 full empty.the check engine light starts to blink and the engine starts to backfire/miss-fire like crazy! it seems like i am running out of gas i know this is not the case. because when i fill it after this happened the amount that goes in is correct. the first time it happened the low gas light was on which i believe is about 6 gal. left. since then it has happened 4 or 5 times all when i have over 1/4 tank left. when i read the error codes p0300 - p03005 all that tells me is that the engine has been miss-firing duh!. i had the fuel pump replaced at 250k miles and other than the above problem the truck runs great. the only thing i can think of is something is blocking the intake on the fuel pump since i have no idea what the fuel pump even looks like since i had a garage mechanic replace it. other than that i do all my own repair/maintenance. does anyone have any other ideas since i really dont want to drop the tank and pull the fuel pump. my one idea was to cut a hole in the bed right over the fuel pump and pull it that way but i am not sure that is possible. thanks david david in case you get into the situation where you are about to drop the gas tank to access the fuel pump i did this about 6 or 7 years ago on a friends 96 1500 sb and there is an easier way. on this model the fuel pump cartridge was mounted very much forward in the tank. i found that all i had to do was disconnect the fuel filler hose unbolt the rear bumper take the four i think bolts out that hold the bed to the frame and maybe disconnect/unclip a few wires and tubes. then i just slid the bed back about a foot on the frame and the fuel pump could be reached from above right behind the cab. dont remember for sure but i believe it wasnt even necessary to completely remove the bumper just rotate it down enough to let the bed slide back. martin- hide quoted text - - show quoted text - oops - got dyslexic - no need to unhook the fuel filler tube - tank stays put. ive done it both ways sliding the bed on a pickup and dropping the tank on a van. if you dont unhook the fuel filler tube how exactly do you intend to slide the bed back -- if at first you dont succeed youre not cut out for skydiving- hide quoted text - - show quoted text - youre right i was trying to type while actually getting something done here at work and messed up. call it mental dyslexia. plus its been seven years since i did that job and i only did it once not my real line of work. but believe me it was much easier sliding the bed back on that pickup than dropping the tank on the van. martin .