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Old Oct 6, 2008 | 09:42 PM
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so my trucks rpms started to surge as im driving. i can be doing 75mph down the hwy and the whole time the rpms go up and down and so does the engine. i changed the tps last year. i havent cleaned the iac sensor in a while. any ideas. oh 02 ram 2500 5.9 gas
 
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Old Oct 6, 2008 | 09:45 PM
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IAC only works at idle, I'd blame a cheap TPS. Try an new one from a shop with a liberal return policy.
 
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Old Oct 6, 2008 | 09:52 PM
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is it changing alot
 
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Old Oct 8, 2008 | 09:10 PM
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the rpms will jump roughly 500 rpm. its very faint but i noticed it cuz i could hear it in the motor. its acting like im repeatedly pressing the gas down at a slow steady pace.
 
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Old Oct 9, 2008 | 12:07 AM
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its either overdrive kicking in/out for 500 rpm's or the torque converter locking/unlocking for about 300 rpm's. TPS could be causing it. or it could be the transmission, possibly the TV adjustment, montec will know.

mine did that when i first bought it a couple years ago and a new TPS fixed it.
 
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Old Oct 9, 2008 | 12:42 AM
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mine did that also it was torque convertor lock up solenoid and pressure transducer solenoid replaced and fixed it
 
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Old Oct 10, 2008 | 12:47 AM
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are these solenoids internal or external were can i get them. and do you remember how much they were. sorry im just trying to figure this all out
 
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Old Oct 10, 2008 | 01:14 AM
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are these solenoids internal or external were can i get them. and do you remember how much they were. sorry im just trying to figure this all out
there internal heres what i replaced converter #R4736591AC $229.00 /front pump #r4796469AD $158.00 /torque converter lock up solenoid #4617210 $113.00 /transducer solenoid #56041403AA $93.45 /presure tranducer solenoid #52118500 $90.05 tax out the door $742.39 all from chrysler if you don't want to do all of this as i recomend you do just replaced all the solenoids together as they are right by each other no need to do it twice and you might want to check you 2-3 shift spring as they are known to be broken i so go to patcperformancetransmissions.com for the shift spring
 
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Old Oct 13, 2008 | 07:02 PM
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guess ill be bringing it to the tranny guy. it was rebuilt less then 15k miles ago. so ill make it his problem. thanks
 
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