I have a 1995 Dodge Ram 1500 4x4 with a 360 auto and whenever im going down the road and i push the gas pedal down farther my truck cuts out and loses power and sometimes backfires until i let up on the pedal and just barely push it then it runs perfect until i push the pedal farther down again what is causing this? and oh yea my check engine light comes on after the truck warms up

 

sounds like a clogged catalytic converter. or maybe fuel system. If you have not had the fuel pump replaced...then you should have. They seem to need to be replaced every 6 years.

 

idk if its been replaced or not i just got the truck about a month ago

 

how many miles?

 

175,000 miles

 

We just replaced the factory pump on my dads 94 with almost 400k on it.

 

did it help or what i need to find out whats causing it and fast

 

Could be cat, plugs, wires, plenum, fuel pump. Get a haynes manual from pepboy or napa and give it a locking over see if it helps at all. Odds are it might be the cat but it wont hurt at all to check other things out. What about the sensors in the throtty body? Are they all gunked. If they are grab a can of seamfoam and run it threw there. Wont hurt to do that anyway.

 

ill give it a try thanks for the tip

 

Is there a code with the CEL? Get a code reader and see. Post the number or code here, it might help eliminate alot of guess work.