96 5.2 lack of power
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96 5.2 lack of power
Hey guys. First time posting. I have a 96 ram 1500 regular cab short bed 4wd. 5.2l auto. The truck had approx 140k on it. Trans rebuilt about 30k ago. I have a lack of power when I am towing anything. It's terrible trying to pull our 4k pound camper. Even rough with an empty car hauler. I have done the plenium fix, timing chain, water pump, rad, external trans cooler, 180 degree thermostat, plugs, wires, cap and rotor. I am running 33s with 456 gears. Any thoughts on why I am lacking power? It struggles to do 45 going uphill with the empty car trailer and wants to overheat as well.
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I did a compression test this afternoon. All cylinders look good. Anywhere from 145 to 165 on all 8. Not too bad for 140k. I also went ahead and changed out the champion plugs I had installed approx 4k miles ago. Replaced them with NGK V powers. Good thing I did. Stupid me failed to double check the gap on the Champions and they ranged from .020 to .030. I put the NGKs at .035. Made a big difference in idle and smoothness of running down the road.
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