96 Dodge Ram 2500 12valve 5.9
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96 Dodge Ram 2500 12valve 5.9
Hey guys I'm new to the forum and hopeing maybe someone here can give me some insight as I'm new to owning a diesel. I bought a 1996 Dodge Ram 2500 5.9 12valve truck last February from original owner with only 81k on it it currently has 90k. Since I bought it I have been fighting to get good mileage out of it I was averaging about 14-16 until recently when it just died I replaced fuel filter and it runs again however now I get 12mpg. Also when I tow it seems to be a dog under a load struggled to tow 7k a half mile up a mounting pass to a job site. The truck sat for two years until I bought and started driving it. I get mostly black smoke but I do get white smoke also. I have read mayb my lift pump needs to be replaced? Is there only the lift pump on the block under the filter and the injector pump or is there a pump in the gas tank also? Any advice would be greatly appreciated I am about to start running archoil through it to help mayb and clean some stuff out
Last edited by Sierrahunter215; 01-28-2018 at 04:43 PM.
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