kat4465
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- Ram Year
- 2000
- Engine
- Magnum 5.9
I got a major problem with my 2000 Dodge Ram 1500 5.9L truck. I started drivin it 6 months ago after my minivan died in my driveway. My husband got a Dodge work truck, so this one is now mine. Here's a brief history: He'd been drivin it with a bad heater core (water pourin into the cab) for about a year. He said it wasn't overheatin. Yeah, right. I couldn't afford to replace the heater core so I bypassed it instead. Then I replaced the water pump, radiator, thermostat, and the lower transmission oil cooler line. He damaged the fitting while trying to remove the line. It was still sluggish and just not right. Orange gunk and oil in the radiator (head gasket according to Auto Zone), transmission fluid still leakin also. I put in new spark plugs and wires ( I think the old ones were original). He set the gap to .055 instead of .040. It'll start and drive, kinda, as long as I don't go over 20 mph. It makes a thwump sound when I accelerate. 3 "mechanics" have looked at it, and no solution as yet. I don't have the money to go to a mechanic that I trust. I'm disabled, and my hands don't work like they used to due to MS. I know more about cars than my husband, which ain't sayin much. Any suggestions or ideas would be appreciated.
