truck acceleration

Asked by rebelredneck1228 Jan 19, 2017 at 08:45 AM about the 1996 Dodge RAM 1500 LT RWD

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

My 96 ram 1500 v6 is sluggish on getting up
to speed I can have the pedal to the floor
and still barely accelerate

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Rowefast answered 7 years ago

Have the catalytic converter checked, check the air filter, run some fuel injection cleaner threw the gas.

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