98 dodge Ram 1500 5.9L

Asked by Texas254713 Oct 04, 2020 at 01:22 PM about the 1998 Dodge RAM 1500 ST LB RWD

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

Hello y'all ! I Was told caliber is stuck on front
driver side. Seems to be part of my problem- plz
allow me to explain - me and my wife just biught
the fairly decent 1500 ram that had a 5.9l v8 in
place of the org 5.2L . when wr first got her
abouut 6 mo ago she would light asphalt a whole
block no problem ok see it had been sitting about
a yr no drive so I did the oil and expect my wife to
get a trans flush -which I thought would be best -
well never got done. Well after haveing her to
starat to slip her dad found a make/match trans
at a J yrd from a luxy dodge van and out it in. It
helped a little but I stated having no start some
days. Had fuel to inject line had spark quad
checked all fuses /relays. Nothing well turns out
it was the fuel pump even with pressure to line??
Ya wieard right-after I replace crankshaft sens all
all but 1 &3 inject lol but it feels like I'm pulling or
being pushed when I first take off from. A stop
A friend said cyleniod sticking  ?? I'm replaceing
caliber this wends but I cant even use my obd2
??? No power idk. - I dont know alot but am really
quick self tought learner and have done all this
work except trans myself - dose and one know of
have advice as to why our truck has lost her
power like that -- runs great after going except
she dose this thing wear it feels like when you
tighten up on a tow strap while you are driveing
kind of thing like a few quick tugs from my rear
diff which is low - like half or less plz help and
god bless

3 Answers

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It could be that a caliper is sticking or maybe a wheel bearing... if your truck is on a slight downhill grade will it roll freely in neutral? If not I would jack it up...get the tires off the ground then manually spin the wheels with your hands and go from there...You may also have multiple issues that is affecting performance so I would also look at a the MAP Sensor, Idle air control motor, Throttle position sensor, read all about them until you understand what they do and how they work and the symptoms of a faulty one. Check the distributor cap and rotor button(visually inspect and replace if needed) Since your a quick learner get a multimeter and learn how to use it...most if not all electrical components and wiring can be tested with a multimeter...it will become your favorite diagnostics tool. Keep me posted on your findings and if you have any questions please ask...Good Luck

180

It could be that a caliper is sticking or maybe a wheel bearing... if your truck is on a slight downhill grade will it roll freely in neutral? If not I would jack it up...get the tires off the ground then manually spin the wheels with your hands and go from there...You may also have multiple issues that is affecting performance so I would also look at a the MAP Sensor, Idle air control motor, Throttle position sensor, read all about them until you understand what they do and how they work and the symptoms of a faulty one. Check the distributor cap and rotor button(visually inspect and replace if needed) Since your a quick learner get a multimeter and learn how to use it...most if not all electrical components and wiring can be tested with a multimeter...it will become your favorite diagnostics tool. Keep me posted on your findings and if you have any questions please ask...Good Luck

180

It could be that a caliper is sticking or maybe a wheel bearing... if your truck is on a slight downhill grade will it roll freely in neutral? If not I would jack it up...get the tires off the ground then manually spin the wheels with your hands and go from there...You may also have multiple issues that is affecting performance so I would also look at a the MAP Sensor, Idle air control motor, Throttle position sensor, read all about them until you understand what they do and how they work and the symptoms of a faulty one. Check the distributor cap and rotor button(visually inspect and replace if needed) Since your a quick learner get a multimeter and learn how to use it...most if not all electrical components and wiring can be tested with a multimeter...it will become your favorite diagnostics tool. Keep me posted on your findings and if you have any questions please ask...Good Luck

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