Fuel Sending Unit

From : mike houston

Q: advocate wrote i had an 88 dodge ram d150 with the v6 basically a 318ci with 2 cylinders lopped off. it ran great but the body was rough so i sold it for $100 more than i paid for it and bought a cream puff 87 ram d150 with a slant 6. this second truck had 80k miles and was garaged since new no rust very very clean and nice. the slant 6 was fine for the hauling and towing i had to do but that v6 sure was smoother. well i guess its a moot point since you cant even get an inline engine in a dodge full size truck anymore. now for the flames!!!!! educate him ctd owners... not really on the flames because one the ctd is not a gas motor and two the ctd engine is not built by dodge either. -- ----------------- www.thesnoman.com .

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From : rachel easson

rachel easson rske@sympatico.ca wrote in i have a 74 81 86 86 and had a 90 ram if your mechanic didnt plug the egr he might not have plugged other parts -- or removed them for installation -- may have removed the engine light or simply unplugged it check behind the dash facing -- so that you would not get any indications of problems definitely i would suspect the egr first to egr amplifier to egr solenoid ccegr if equipped also goes from egr then to amplifier which goes to carb so does solenoid so look for hookups if not i suspect you have done a lot of these things already -- not to insult your intelligence but sometimes we forget the obvious and you probably know how to test meters and guages not idiot light but some readers may want to know if you do not have a plastic tank see if it runs smoother with more gas in the tank -- could be sludge -- if this fixes the problem you are lucky -- clean out the carb and keep enough gas in it until spring then clean out your tank and check sending unit check the plugs for oil buildup other diagnostic problems such as mechanical damage -- which could indicate motor not done right pcv valve old also be the carb -- you have probably adjusted the curb and fast idling but check choke /carb springs work properly and none are missing -- holes or places for spings that are not attached to springs take off top half check gasket and clean -- holley 6280 -- check air temp sensor plugged in and grounded choke temp guage o2 sensor fuel filter fuel pump presuure problem gas filter air filter or other components on the intake portion of air filter pan coil -- there are so many things thermostat put in boiling water -- it should open check for vacuum leaks-- look for old hose and make sure all hoses connected properly then if good wd40 sections of hose at a time which temporarily seals a leak and listen to the idling -- if it improves you have found a leak if nothing seems faulty here get a tester/guage and check anyway -- very common cause of idling rough do you smell gas when it runs rough or does it seem to be choking from lack of oxygen -- fuel pump or could even be gas line if it idles rough could also be timing -- check with timing light -- mark with white pencil and look for slippage could be distributor too -- you know to check firing order first before removal of old one then start with replacing the cap and rotor -- and do the wires at the same time for good measure -- you will know to check at night first and look for any sparks -- if yes those wires are bad. keep the ones in good shape in case you need one in a pinch and if you decide to remove the distributor scribe or use a white pencil to mark the alignment between the number one on cap and base so you can easily find top-dead-centre later best of luck rachel its a professionally rebuilt 318 with 3000 miles at most. the truck has like 89000 on it. i plugged the egr valve because i questioned if it was working and it ran fine plugged. a mechanic friend of mine said it would be fine and it is not needed. but im sure he could have been mistaken. still unsure. -- message posted via carkb.com http//www.carkb.com/uwe/forums.aspx/dodge-truck/200601/1 rachel impressive mechanical knowledge. are you a female ----== posted via feeds.com - unlimited-unrestricted-secure usenet ==---- http//www.feeds.com the #1 group service in the world! 120000+ groups ----= east and west-coast server farms - total privacy via encryption =---- .