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Old Jan 29, 2009 | 04:54 AM
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I'm having a bit of a time with cylinder 5 myself. Pretty much melted the whole anode on the plug. So I figured it was running way too lean. Turns out the vacuum for the fuel evap is right over cylinder 5. I'm just lucky there isn't a hole in the piston, because the evap was a wide open leak.
 
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Old Jan 29, 2009 | 07:40 AM
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Hi MCSS8541, check this out. this problem can fry the injector and computer as well.

http://dodgeram.info/tsb/1998/18-48-98.htm


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Old Jan 29, 2009 | 08:32 AM
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Originally Posted by Wht.MtWheeling
I'm having a bit of a time with cylinder 5 myself. Pretty much melted the whole anode on the plug. So I figured it was running way too lean. Turns out the vacuum for the fuel evap is right over cylinder 5. I'm just lucky there isn't a hole in the piston, because the evap was a wide open leak.
Well I followed the advice of a few members and started adding double doses of concentrated fuel injector cleaner to the tank and the CEL went off and I do not have the miss anymore. We pretty much figured it was the valve and or valve spring if this method did not work. It was probable that the valve was sticking and this method cleaned it off pretty good. Hopefully this is all it was but if it occurrs again then I will check that out and the valve springs out as well. Thanks for the heads up.
 
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Old Jan 29, 2009 | 08:34 AM
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Originally Posted by kayakman
Hi MCSS8541, check this out. this problem can fry the injector and computer as well.

http://dodgeram.info/tsb/1998/18-48-98.htm


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Thank you my friend I appreciate it.
 
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