Ok I have a 2002 Dodge Ram 1500 5.9 and this morning I start the truck and let it warm up a few minutes and then take off. I go to the stop sign and take off and the truck starts sputttering and backfiring so I put it in neutral and rev it up a few times and take off again and no more problems all the way to work. I leave work tonight and it does the same thing and then it is fine. The Check Engine light doesn't come on or nothing. What do you guys think it may be because I did a search and found nothing really! Oh yeah I forgot to say hello to everyone! Well hello and your help will be greatly appreciated! I have an extended warranty but it doesn't go into effect until Mon Nov 9 (Go figure)! Thanks

 

Drive another vehicle til the 9th and then pretend like it just started


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Welcome to DF. Don't really have any useful information for you, I appologize, but hopefully you can get an answer here.

Prob gonna get asked a few things about the truck tho...

Mileage?
Has the maintenance been taken care of pretty well? (Fluid changed, spark plugs etc etc)

 

Plenum is leaking? Or bad egr? That is all I can think of.

 

OK thanks for the replies guys but what is a Plenum?

 

I would be the wrong guy to ask in detail hopefully we can get some 5.9 guys in here but basically its the gasket between the intake manifold and the heads. Its a **** design but there are ways to prevent it from messing up again. BUMP for 5.9 guys.

 

It was the distributor just in case this can help someone out in the future! Thanks again for all the ideas.

 

How long did you wait till you started it up, in minnesota i'm sure you have a block heater but the plugs may just have been cold....

Just asking cause here in texas i used to put the key in and crank it up, but i went to college in kansas for a semester and it was about this time last year if i forgot to let the glow plugs heat up it do a similar thing for the first couple of miles lol

 

glow plugs?

 

someone is thinking about diesels.

 

I see this