I have an 86 dodge d100. The truck only has 96,000 miles on the original slant 6. When I'm in gear, it's the automatic, and at a stop or very low speed it shakes and seems like it wants to die. Is it a compression issue and if so how do I make sure and then fix it?

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Asked by Foxhound2236 Jan 27, 2015 at 08:09 PM about the 1986 Dodge RAM

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

Automatic
Good oil pressure
Bought it a few days ago after sitting for a few months

3 Answers

After sitting for months, especially if it was not full when parked, it likely has water in gas tank. You can do a compression check also to make sure it's not a bad valve or rings

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also check your vacumm lines. after time they begin to crack and proper air flow isn't going thru the carb.

My '78 Aspen was given to me for $300 by an old lady. Slant 6, 3-speed automatic.. it'd been parked under a carport for years. It ran rough, I believe only on 5 cylinders.. Had a bad miss. My buddy said it was a burnt valve. I never had a chance to check it out in depth because it ended up totalled.

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