Yoox_II
Senior Member
- Joined
- May 26, 2013
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- 300
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- Ram Year
- 1984
- Engine
- 5.7L Hemi
Hey,
My truck can run fine for days, then suddenly if I'm parked or at a red light, the revs will start creeping down and within maybe 20-30 seconds, they drop so low that the engine stalls if I don't give it gas. This problem will continue until a seemingly random time, where it will suddenly run fine again. I've tried finding a common denominator.. but nothing. It can be wet outside, dry, hot, cold, and it can happen as soon as I start the truck in the morning or it can happen halfway through my drive through town. And the fact that it fixes it self randomly as well really confuses me. Also, another problem that only happens sometimes, but that has a completely different pattern than the previous problem I explained, is when I accelerate, my engine will sputter out at about 40-50% throttle, but if I give it either less or more gas, it will "get past" this stalling spot. Obviously, it's very bad on gas doing this because I basically have to punch the throttle at every green light to get past that stalling point. This problem can come and go just as randomly as my other problem.
Does this sound like a carb issue?
PS: sometimes when I start it, it fires up like a new truck but other times I have to keep the key turned for a good 6 seconds before the winding over sound turns into the engine firing up which takes another few seconds before it fully fires up.
Thanks
My truck can run fine for days, then suddenly if I'm parked or at a red light, the revs will start creeping down and within maybe 20-30 seconds, they drop so low that the engine stalls if I don't give it gas. This problem will continue until a seemingly random time, where it will suddenly run fine again. I've tried finding a common denominator.. but nothing. It can be wet outside, dry, hot, cold, and it can happen as soon as I start the truck in the morning or it can happen halfway through my drive through town. And the fact that it fixes it self randomly as well really confuses me. Also, another problem that only happens sometimes, but that has a completely different pattern than the previous problem I explained, is when I accelerate, my engine will sputter out at about 40-50% throttle, but if I give it either less or more gas, it will "get past" this stalling spot. Obviously, it's very bad on gas doing this because I basically have to punch the throttle at every green light to get past that stalling point. This problem can come and go just as randomly as my other problem.
Does this sound like a carb issue?
PS: sometimes when I start it, it fires up like a new truck but other times I have to keep the key turned for a good 6 seconds before the winding over sound turns into the engine firing up which takes another few seconds before it fully fires up.
Thanks
