Folks,
I have a 2002 Ram 2500, with 5.9L (gasoline) V8.
Recently I had the timing chain and sprockets replaced after it jumped several teeth. (Loud noise, and truck was dead on the interstate)
I had symptoms prior to the chain jumping, and these symptoms are still present after the repair. Naturally i am worried about another failure.
I'm not a mechanic, so here is my best effort to describe the symptom:
Driving at highway speed, infrequent and randomly, the truck makes a loud "CHUG" noise, and the truck is jolted by something. My first suspicion was that it was related to the transmission. It's a fairly violent sound, but not a backfire. This may happen 0 to 3 times during an hour long trip on the interstate. Once in a great while, it would happen much more often, so I would pull off the road. It seemed like simply letting the truck cool off made it stop.
Perhaps related, about 8 months ago, the coil pack was replaced after the truck simply died on the interstate. Now, during this timing chain event, the mechanic said it had "Weak Spark". He elected to replace the distributor cap and then the coil pack, in order to get "good spark". despite this, the "CHUG" symptom is still happening now and then.
Please help me if you have any idea what could be going on with my truck. My mechanic is stumped.
Thanks,
Paul Vogt
Charlotte, NC
I have a 2002 Ram 2500, with 5.9L (gasoline) V8.
Recently I had the timing chain and sprockets replaced after it jumped several teeth. (Loud noise, and truck was dead on the interstate)
I had symptoms prior to the chain jumping, and these symptoms are still present after the repair. Naturally i am worried about another failure.
I'm not a mechanic, so here is my best effort to describe the symptom:
Driving at highway speed, infrequent and randomly, the truck makes a loud "CHUG" noise, and the truck is jolted by something. My first suspicion was that it was related to the transmission. It's a fairly violent sound, but not a backfire. This may happen 0 to 3 times during an hour long trip on the interstate. Once in a great while, it would happen much more often, so I would pull off the road. It seemed like simply letting the truck cool off made it stop.
Perhaps related, about 8 months ago, the coil pack was replaced after the truck simply died on the interstate. Now, during this timing chain event, the mechanic said it had "Weak Spark". He elected to replace the distributor cap and then the coil pack, in order to get "good spark". despite this, the "CHUG" symptom is still happening now and then.
Please help me if you have any idea what could be going on with my truck. My mechanic is stumped.
Thanks,
Paul Vogt
Charlotte, NC
