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1997 Dodge Ram 1500 4x4 318 Death Flash?

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Old 09-05-2011, 03:17 PM
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How do u correct the death flash
 
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With a tuner, something that overwrites the existing programming.
 
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Old 09-05-2011, 03:36 PM
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Wut other things should I look for as in popular problems and wut not I've had my truck for a year I bought it with 92,000 and now I'm up to 123,000 I drive 10 miles a week bc of work and every other weekend i drive about 380 miles and I have no problems besides a noise that I can't find I've been looking for it every olf and I can't find it it sounds like maybe the Bedliner or the plastic wheel wells moving when I go over bumps sometimes I do all my own work and I'm pretty picky.
 
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Read this, and until you check the correct way, don't fool yourself into thinking you have no problem. https://dodgeforum.com/forum/2nd-gen...um-thread.html
 
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I'm a mechanic if anyone is thinking I'm just some guy with a truck I'm not oblivious to this stuff but I am still learning I've only been doing it for 4.5 years but I'm pretty knowledgeable about this stuff but I'm not arrogant I'm always open to help and advice
 
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yea ok, did I say something wrong? So am I, for 30 years, and didn't know about that problem(plenum) until I found this place a few years ago. No big deal bud, just check it, and replace the pan anyway.
 
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I know ur a nice guy I've been watching this forum for a little more than a year even before I got the truck but yea I don't lose oil but I've been hearing the marble noise after start up but it goes away after a few minutes but yea I'll do it. Wut kind of work am i looking at?
 
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You need to read the plenum thread and fix that problem. I have a 2000 , 2500 that was very low miles too. But , the plenum gasket was blown , I caught it early thank god. Before clogged cat and cracked heads.
 
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Sct is worth the money for a new truck feel , its the best mod for our trucks
 
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Sct is worth the money for a new truck feel , its the best mod for our trucks
Yea, after the plenum fix, confirmation that the the cat is not clogged(or on it's way) and at least a compression test .
 


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