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2000 ram 2500 5.9 auto

Old Aug 24, 2013 | 08:30 PM
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Default 2000 ram 2500 5.9 auto

I start it up runs wellthen when it just starts to warm up it boggs out like a carb, no power and alittle miss then shortly after runs good no codes, fuel pressure good and does this every third or fourth time. any ideas?
 
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Old Aug 24, 2013 | 09:09 PM
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How old are your O2 sensors?
 
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Old Aug 25, 2013 | 11:36 AM
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Default 2000 ram 5.9

don't know many many years maybe, yet there's no codes
 
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Old Aug 25, 2013 | 12:49 PM
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Originally Posted by 10chrysler20
don't know many many years maybe, yet there's no codes
I read threads like this from all over the internet for v8 rams. I've watched guys drop 1800 bucks replacing everything you could think of and never get it running perfect. My input? Clean the throttle body and IAC valve. If it continues, replace the iac, you can find them for like 10 bucks on ebay. If it still persists try the o2 sensors (50 bucks + a pop). After that I don't know what to tell you...

Mine runs fine (5.9l Auto, ram 1500 sport) but sometimes out of nowhere it will bog if i come to a stop (regardless of park/drive/neutral) and I just have to tap the gas a few times to get it to stop bogging otherwise it will have no power and start pinging. It rarely happens, and I've chosen to live with it rather than sink heaps of money into it.

I'm hoping it has something to do with the stock tune on mine and will be fixed when I drop my superchips tune in a few days. Like I said it maybe happens to me once or twice a week so I'd rather live with it anyway. You can fix it by just tapping (tapping, you dont need to go wide open throttle) 2-4 times on the gas usually.

Edit: Mine did it way more frequently before I cleaned the throttle body and replaced the IAC valve. NOW it's only 1-2 times a week, if at all.
 
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Default 2000 ram 5.9

I already had cleaned and replaced the tb gasket and to check the plentium,also cleaned the iac motor, if I unplug the iac the idle goes up.
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Old Aug 25, 2013 | 09:15 PM
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Originally Posted by 10chrysler20
I already had cleaned and replaced the tb gasket and to check the plentium,also cleaned the iac motor, if I unplug the iac the idle goes up.
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yea i would replace the iac. here's the one i bought.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/390553863189...84.m1497.l2649
 
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Also, I would check out the vacuum lines.
 
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hey all,
so I ended up replacing the throttle body off a good running 5.9,and so the past few days no problems. yet after removing the old tb, saw alittle oil down the plentium. may have to do more. thanks
 
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Originally Posted by 10chrysler20
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so I ended up replacing the throttle body off a good running 5.9,and so the past few days no problems. yet after removing the old tb, saw alittle oil down the plentium. may have to do more. thanks
In turn, you did end up replacing the IAC with a good one. Also the MAF and another sensor, because they are in the throttle body, unless you took them out of your old one and put them into the other one?
 
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Question 01 5.9 ram problems

so the problem is back only been driven a few times since, I checked out the plenium again and theirs more oil in it, could this cause the problem again?
 
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