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Old Sep 7, 2009 | 09:31 PM
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i have a 2003 ram van 5.2 i have towed my camper for 3 years ( 5600#) with no problems this summer it started running hot i had a new radiator,clutch fan, therm. put in.Ran fine 2 months and while towing up hill it started losing power i toke it in and they cleaned the injectors put in a new o2 sen. a new iac ,new plugs,wires,dist cap,rotor,and checked coil,fuel presure.CPS, it runs ok until i step on the gas hard to accel. then it starts missing on 1 and 8 they shop i toke it looked at it for a week and cant come up with a solution does anyone have a idea for me to try?
 
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Old Sep 7, 2009 | 10:22 PM
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Intake plenum gasket.
 
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Old Sep 8, 2009 | 12:25 PM
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This TSB isn't supposed to apply to 2003 vehicles. But considering the symptoms you're having it's a cheap fix that's worth a shot.
http://dodgeram.info/tsb/1998/18-48-98/18-48-98.htm
 
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Old Sep 9, 2009 | 04:22 PM
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is there any other signs of the intake plenum gone bad ?
 
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Old Sep 9, 2009 | 04:24 PM
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i will try re routing the wires to see if it works
 
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As Alloro stated above this is not supposed to apply to your van but here is how to test the intake plenum gasket:
http://dodgeram.info/tsb/2000/09-05-00.htm
 
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