Hey,

I have been dealing with my 00 Ram w/360 taking 5-10 sec of cranking to fire up after sitting over night/more than 20 min. The other night, for some reason, I popped the cap off the shraeder port (I think thats what its called...the test port on the fuel rail) and I could see it bubbling gas out kind of like a leaking valve stem. Whats the fix for this? Can I replace the valve thats in it? I tried to tighten it with a valve core removal tool, but Im afraid of stripping it out.

Please help! Thanks!

 

im not sure but i would like to no to

 

i would assume its replaceable. not sure - but possibly a dealer only item.

so bump to the top.

 

No one has had this happen? It was losing pressure quick enough while not running, that I would think it could be my starting issue...

 

I agree. I did some webcrawling, but haven't come across replacements for fuel systems only A/C. Don't know if they are the same... Might try talking to some of your local parts houses. I can't imagine shops not running into this.

 

In case anyone wanted to know...called the Dodge dealer, and they said it is replaceable, and the core (same concept of a valve stem core) is $3. Its definately worth a try!

 

i was just under the hood of my truck and said what the heck, took the cap off, and it was wet, so looks like ill be runnin down to the dealer....so, whats the part# or official name? my starts seem to take longer than should also

 

Well, I havent gotten into town yet, and have no part number. But, when i called the guy said "let me go look in the drawer" like it is a universal part for fuel rails. And the port is called the shraeder port. Hope this helps!

 

Schrader valve
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The Schrader valve (also called American valve)[1] invented by August Schrader in 1891[2] consists of a valve stem into which a valve core is threaded, and is used on nearly all automobile tires and most wider rimmed bicycle tires. The valve core is a poppet valve assisted by a spring


Charlie

 

interesting topic... I think I'll take a look at mine as well.. I noticed after sitting a few days it turns over fine but sometimes stumbles a bit to get going.. nothing major but maybe this could be my problems