1995 dodge ram 1500 5.2L starts but idles up and down about 100 rpm
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Asked by Charles Oct 28, 2015 at 11:20 PM about the 1995 Dodge RAM 1500 Laramie SLT RWD

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

On the engines first start of the day it is slow to take. but let it warm up it is ok
but still the fluctuating rpm. on 3 consecutive starts the third one the engine
will try to start as though you were punching the accelerator pedal quickly 3 or
4 times the rpm will rise to 1000 or better and fall and stop and some time run.

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Charles answered 8 years ago

I fixed my problem.... I found a wire to my MAF sensor that had been chewed through by a rodent a 50 cent wire splice cured all my headaches after I spent a lot of $$$$ on parts. This truck will now last another 20 years....with luck. Dodgeem22

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