I was driving about 60 down the freeway in my (2001 ram 2500 2WD Regular Cab 5.9L gas) I started accelerating and it just wouldnt speed up. It started bumping so bad and I almost thought that it was maybe a flat tire. After that it wouldnt start right and it just died. I think it might be a fuel pump or filter clog but this problem came out of no where... Anyone have any idea what this could be? I got the truck only a few weeks ago and another random problem it had BEFORE was that it drips gas when it gets filled up but I fixed that with Gorilla Tape. Anyone have any idea what this could be?

 

stand outside the truck, and put your head a little below the gas filler door. have someone turn the ignition key from off to on, but dont try to start it. you should be able to hear the fuel pump priming the system. it'll whine for about 2 seconds. if you dont hear this your pump is most likely dead.

 

O cool thanks i love ur truck i want some tires like that!!

 

If you have to drop the tank, make sure you take a very good look at the brake lines behind it, it tends to rust without warning. Good luck with your truck.

 

it alot easier to take the bed off thats waht i did with mine its like 8 bolts your lights , wiring harns ,fuelfiller, just have some of your buddys over , you just need to move it a fue feet everythings right there , o and you should replace your fuel filler it thats whats leaking they rust out at the bend , mine did , theres just some things jb weld wont help ......lol and if it is the pump hope you dont mind spendin a lil money

 

Well i took it to the shop and it was the computer reading that the pump was broken but the pump is fine. the cracked fuel filler was causen it to be pulling in air, i also was running on 6cilsinsted of8 and i got somenew spark plug 8mm wireso i think ill be a littlequicker &i was wonderingwhy i was so slow.. i just got the truck its a 2001 ram 2500 5.9l v8 4x2 reg cab. i got it for 5500 and it only has 100k on it and do u think that that was an ok deal?

 

dosnt sound bad to me, i got a rust/dent free 97 1500 for 1100, but i hat to put a trans in it. go fig