mjrpaine
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- Ram Year
- 2001
- Engine
- 5.9 magnum
Hi there ... I hope someone can help me.
I have a 2001 Ram 1500 off road package with a 5.9. It started stalling at stop sign and having a rough time starting in the cold about 2 months ago. If I held the gas pedal down it would stay running ... then once it warmed up it was fine. But didn't do that again for about a month and a half. So I went and replaced the battery (it was 4.4 years old). When I took it there, they tested it and said there was nothing wrong with the battery ... but I changed it any way. It seemed to be fine for about a week now ... then today it started to do it again when trying to start the truck. I had read about the TPS being the problem for many others ... and I put in a new one. It did not help. I have no CEL on or any codes. It idles around 500 rpm ... when it does stay running. If I throttle it up, now it bucks and jerks like its misfiring over 4000 rpm. If I start to let off the throttle and bring it back down ... it just dies. Then it takes a few tries to get it to start and run again ... at the 500 rpm like it wants to die. I am completely baffled on this and I need to get it fixed ASAP. We are expecting snow on Monday and I want my truck for that day ... just in case. Any ideas are greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance ...
I have a 2001 Ram 1500 off road package with a 5.9. It started stalling at stop sign and having a rough time starting in the cold about 2 months ago. If I held the gas pedal down it would stay running ... then once it warmed up it was fine. But didn't do that again for about a month and a half. So I went and replaced the battery (it was 4.4 years old). When I took it there, they tested it and said there was nothing wrong with the battery ... but I changed it any way. It seemed to be fine for about a week now ... then today it started to do it again when trying to start the truck. I had read about the TPS being the problem for many others ... and I put in a new one. It did not help. I have no CEL on or any codes. It idles around 500 rpm ... when it does stay running. If I throttle it up, now it bucks and jerks like its misfiring over 4000 rpm. If I start to let off the throttle and bring it back down ... it just dies. Then it takes a few tries to get it to start and run again ... at the 500 rpm like it wants to die. I am completely baffled on this and I need to get it fixed ASAP. We are expecting snow on Monday and I want my truck for that day ... just in case. Any ideas are greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance ...
