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Old 07-09-2008, 03:17 PM
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can anyone help me where to start looking
problem is on a 1500 5.7 hemi
i live in the uk and just bought this truck
it ran fine for the first week
then it started dropping to idle with no gas pedal and the throttle position sensor light came on
i turned it off and restarted it and it was fine for a couple of minutes then the same thing happened
you can rev it allday in neutral it only happens when in drive
i have changed the fly by wire box, i have cleaned throttlebody somebody said it was the cam positioning sensor so i changed it,the dodge dealer here couldnt find the problem so it is at an auto electrictions it has been 4 weeks now
still dont know what the problem is
please can anyone help me
it is difficult finding someone whomight be able to fix this in the uk
 
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Old 07-09-2008, 03:45 PM
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Default RE: throttle cuts

It's been my experience that when a Hemi truck hesitates, has a rough idle, stalls and/or has poor acceleration, 90% it's either adirty TB or a bad EGR valve.
Since you've cleaned the TB, check out the EGR valve...
 



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