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Old Oct 6, 2011 | 05:28 PM
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LOL Ok OK, I get it i need to do something about the plenum.
 
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Old Oct 6, 2011 | 05:45 PM
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Originally Posted by gdstock
Since I bought my Ram, I have talked to numerous other people in town that own Dodge Rams. (but neither did I before joining this forum) Absolutely none of them knew anything about the plenum, other than 2 of them had the dealer "fix something" when it was consuming too much oil. Both of them had cat failures within a year, and did not know it was realted.

Moral of the story - I am betting that even if one more reduces his oil consumption, the net gain loss would = 1 happier Ram owner / no neglible effect on dependency on Saudi oil......so investent in oil futures is probably relatively secure.....
You know what that "fix something" was right? A PCM flash, and maybe replacing the cat. My 98 went through this. However, we all know know, neither of those corrected the real problem. The worst part of it is, they new what the problem was. But that would cost them too much. SO they figured out how to put a band aid on it. Which also led to a lot of cracked heads for unsuspecting buyers, that waited until the motor would not run at all, before bringing it in to the dealer.
 
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Old Oct 8, 2011 | 10:02 AM
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have a 97 dodge ram 4x4 5.9 . the truck has great get up and go . but while driving mostly going up a incline i hear pinging and when i try and give it gas i feels like i drop one or two cylinders. code reader says nothing. any ideal on what could cause this.
 
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Old Oct 8, 2011 | 11:17 AM
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Originally Posted by TOMDEL48
have a 97 dodge ram 4x4 5.9 . the truck has great get up and go . but while driving mostly going up a incline i hear pinging and when i try and give it gas i feels like i drop one or two cylinders. code reader says nothing. any ideal on what could cause this.
The plenum is shot.
 
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Old Oct 24, 2011 | 02:36 PM
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Ok, parts should be here today so i can get this done; just waiting on the UPS truck to get here. Are there any last minute things i need to know before i get started?
Also I want to thank all of you for your help.
 
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Old Oct 24, 2011 | 05:18 PM
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Take your time, be thorough, and be clean.
 
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Old Oct 24, 2011 | 05:19 PM
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Don't forget the beer and ice.
 
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Old Oct 24, 2011 | 05:22 PM
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Label or color code anything you have to unplug or unscrew that has to be plugged or screwed back in. Knowing what goes where will save a lot of time when you put it back together.
 
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Old Oct 24, 2011 | 05:22 PM
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Originally Posted by zman17
Don't forget the beer and ice.
Very good zman, how could we forget? What's your preference?
 
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Old Oct 24, 2011 | 05:23 PM
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Very good zman, how could we forget? What's your preference?

Hooker's and blow.
 
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