i recently purchased the truck, ran good all the way home, upon arrival there was smoke coming fom the hood, near the oil compressor area, any ideas?

Asked by akemokai64 May 27, 2015 at 05:22 PM about the 2001 Dodge RAM 1500 SLT Club Cab RWD

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smoke coming from under the hood, from the oil compressor area, what is the fastest & easiest way to fix this problem?

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Marc answered 7 years ago

What's an "oil compressor"? Is that a joke or something?

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F_O_R answered 7 years ago

The fastest and easiest way to fix it is to go straight back to the dealer and have them repair the problem.

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