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Idle problem(s) in a 1997 Ram 1500 Laramie 5.9l V8 Magnum

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Old Nov 25, 2013 | 12:17 PM
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Originally Posted by kenfanning89
okay so i got my test light i have no power going into my sensor where do the wires go? and if they are bad where would be the best place to replace these wires?
All three wires come from the PCM.
 
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Old Dec 20, 2013 | 11:45 AM
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okay guys im back, so i took your advice i replaced my plenum gasket and well i accidently tightened up my intake manifold and i broke off one of my brackets, i finally got a new one yesterday i installed it, and my engine is still dieing when it idles fine but when i put on the gas it dies right away idle is fine but every time i accelerate the engine just dies. i have replaced every sensor and the PCV valve ive checked all the vaccum lines everything is connected and in good shape what an be the problem?
 

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Old Dec 20, 2013 | 12:11 PM
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could the throttle body be bad itself?
 
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Old Dec 20, 2013 | 10:58 PM
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Check fuel pressure. See what it is doing when you crack open the throttle. It's gotta be something easy...... (relatively speaking...) Got a scanner that will let you read live data?
 
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