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not running smooth #1198000
03/16/12 04:00 PM
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My 95 Dodge Ram just will not run smooth. It has 125000 miles and seems to be in good shape. I changed the oil and filter, the air filter and replaced the plugs. The old plugs looked good as does the wires. What do I need to check now?

Re: not running smooth [Re: Tadams] #1198001
03/16/12 04:03 PM
03/16/12 04:03 PM
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ever replace the timing chain?


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Re: not running smooth [Re: Tadams] #1198002
03/16/12 04:14 PM
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When you say "plugs look good", have you checked the gap? Ever done a compression check? Have you checked the ECU for fault codes? Just something to get you started.

Re: not running smooth [Re: moparjo68] #1198003
03/16/12 06:27 PM
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Plugs were gapped correctly. The old ones were not dirty or oil covered. The timing chain has been replaced, but I don't remember exactly how long ago, maybe a year, but not that many miles have been driven in that time. There are no codes showing. I
used the truck for errands until about 8 weeks ago when I went back to work. I drive now 50 miles a day 3 days a week.
Thanks for your help.

Re: not running smooth [Re: Tadams] #1198004
03/18/12 10:42 AM
03/18/12 10:42 AM
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if the 125k mile truck has orig.plugs,wires dist.cap.i would replace them all to start with.complete tune up too start with.

Re: not running smooth [Re: mcmopars] #1198005
03/18/12 01:10 PM
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Maybe the wires. I thought my wires were still good but they were shot. New wires took care of a crappy idle and running real shaky when dropping the hammer. Seemed to do it only under a heavy load so the typical pop the hood in the dark and look for a light show didn't show me the wires were bad.



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