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Old 01-25-2018, 12:14 PM
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1998 Dodge Ram 1500 5.2v8 magium
 
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and?

Need way more information than you have provided.
 
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Originally Posted by leewoods10@gmail.com
1998 Dodge Ram 1500 5.2v8 magium
What is your gas mileage? Symptoms? My 5.9 gets 9-12 around town, 17-if I'm lucky- on the highway. Granted it has a lift and 18" tires. Towed a car from Charlotte, about 250 miles, averaged 16.
 
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Yeah MPG is tough. It really depends how you drive and where you live. We'll try to help though. Do you leave it warm up now because it's cold out? Does it take 2 hours to drive 12 miles to work? Interstate cruising or mostly city?

Common issues on our trucks= Plenum gasket, IAC valve, O2 sensor, coolant temp sensor, worn timing chain. Has it had a tune up in recent memory?
 



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