I have to keep it. This is my work truck, so I can't really let it sit for any length of time. I will swap a v8 before I rebuild the 6. But cheaper is better, and if I can just address the one problem I would do that. Realistically I know the motor is shot, 150,000 miles is a lot to ask of a Dodge motor. I hate to say that, but I really work this truck hard. The body is perfect, and a new trans, I can't see letting it go.

 

Where are you at with the misfire?
are you fixing or swapping? I thought I had mine fixed it ran great for a couple of weeks untill I got stuck in traffic for 1/2 hr. Now it's back to wanting to stall when I stop.

 

If it stalls when you come to a stop, or wants to, it's usually an o2 sensor.

 

If it stalls when coming to a stop, or wants to, it's usually an o2 sensor.

 

got same prob w/misfires from cel/replaced everything but pcm..?? STUMPED..

 

I just ran a can of Seafoam through the truck and now it runs perfectly! I had never heard of this stuff, but it works. I did it exactly as the instructions tell you: 1/3 can into the intake (almost a third, when you get half of the third into the motor dump the remainder of the third to stall the motor) a third into the crankcase, and the last into the gas tank. Let it sit for 5-10 minutes then start it up and rev the pure hell out of it. Lots of white smoke and black water from the exhaust pipe. It will smell like a nitro gas engine for a while, but it fied the problem. I will post a link to the video as soon as I post it. For $10 my truck runs again. Give this a try, I spent almost $900 on parts and mechanics to look at and fix this problem. $10 bucks, I can't believe it!

 

Thanks money is getting real tight now and I need my truck to go to school every day, back to school for career change No work as a tool and die maker.
Over 1 hr drive to school every day and I will not drive a small car on the highway.
I'll try to find some around here.

 

Here is the link to the youtube video. So far the truck is doing well all things considered.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WrDzocur91A

 

I Seafoamed mine this week and there was a slight lifter tick before that's gone now.Misfire is almost gone just a slight shake at idle. So far CEL is off, a lot better 75%. I might run another can thru, Advance Auto has it on for $7.99 until end of sept.

 

Mine just now started to skip a little around the 45-60 mph range. That is nowhere as bad as it had been though. I will run another can in a few weeks, I want to see how much worse it will get. I know that sounds crazy, but I want to see just how temporary this fix is. I still believe there are some mechanical issues in the engine. We will see...