1998 Dodge Truck

1998 DODGE TRUCK
126,000 MILES • V8 • 2WD • AUTOMATIC
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ZTLRGF
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Upon startup, after driving maybe a quarter mile the engine starts to surge & miss, sometimes backfiring. The engine will also do this if warmed up and then let sit for up to one hour and restarted. When the engine is acting up, if it is put into neutral, the rpm increased to 2000 to 3000 then put back into drive, the problem goes away. The dealer could not find any codes or anything wrong except a corroded distributer cap. New cap installed, problem still exists.
Jan 7, 2008 at 4:52 PM
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2CARPRO JACK
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Sounds like you might have an injector that is hanging up.Warm the truck up , then unplug the injectors and measure the resistance across them with a meter. Look for any one or two that may be higher or lower
Jan 8, 2008 at 7:29 AM