VFDPrim
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- 1998
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hello all
first off ill start with truck info
1998 dodge ram 1500 i believe a 5.2 V8 auto with i believe 175,--- miles might not be exact
so now to the details and please forgive me for incorrect terminology
so a month ago there was a coolant leak in the water pump so i had that changed along with the fan clutch and thermostat. for about two weeks after that there wasn't much issues besides it sounded like the heater core inside the cab had some air bubbles in it and they would go away after about a minute of driving and everything was fine. but then 2 weeks ago I noticed a smell of coolant when plunging in the truck ( i live in ND and its been very very cold) so i looked and found a small leak on the upper part of the engine that looks like it is going into an area by the timing chain. not really a big deal not a bad leak just a little one so figure i could put that off for awhile. so i was going to make a long trip to Fargo so was topping off the fluid and decided to see where the coolant level was at inside the radiator and when i opened it up is was pressurized and a bit squirted out now this wouldn't be odd except the fact the truck was COLD hadn't ran in over 12 hours (this also happened today after only running it for 10 around town and shutting it off several times. the truck has also been having a hard time starting and staying started I must put on the gas a little bit to get the rpms up a little then let it drop. It has also died one me once as i was speeding up after a yeild and one today while backing up out of a parking spot. the truck starts right up after that with little to no problem. i dont know if the next issue is an issue or just me paying more attention but it seams like i have to put the rpms up higher then i was before (when i wasnt paying attention to the rpms) to get the power needed. any thoughts and help would be greatly appreciated
first off ill start with truck info
1998 dodge ram 1500 i believe a 5.2 V8 auto with i believe 175,--- miles might not be exact
so now to the details and please forgive me for incorrect terminology
so a month ago there was a coolant leak in the water pump so i had that changed along with the fan clutch and thermostat. for about two weeks after that there wasn't much issues besides it sounded like the heater core inside the cab had some air bubbles in it and they would go away after about a minute of driving and everything was fine. but then 2 weeks ago I noticed a smell of coolant when plunging in the truck ( i live in ND and its been very very cold) so i looked and found a small leak on the upper part of the engine that looks like it is going into an area by the timing chain. not really a big deal not a bad leak just a little one so figure i could put that off for awhile. so i was going to make a long trip to Fargo so was topping off the fluid and decided to see where the coolant level was at inside the radiator and when i opened it up is was pressurized and a bit squirted out now this wouldn't be odd except the fact the truck was COLD hadn't ran in over 12 hours (this also happened today after only running it for 10 around town and shutting it off several times. the truck has also been having a hard time starting and staying started I must put on the gas a little bit to get the rpms up a little then let it drop. It has also died one me once as i was speeding up after a yeild and one today while backing up out of a parking spot. the truck starts right up after that with little to no problem. i dont know if the next issue is an issue or just me paying more attention but it seams like i have to put the rpms up higher then i was before (when i wasnt paying attention to the rpms) to get the power needed. any thoughts and help would be greatly appreciated