"Gina Fierro" <bogus-mail.DeleteThis@bogus-mail.com> wrote in message
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>I have a 98 Dodge Ram 1500 4X4, about 2 weeks ago my I loaned it out and they
>ran it out of gas. Now it won't stay running after it warms up. If you
>start it and its cold, it will hold the idle right at 600 RPMs. Once it
>warms up and you are driving it when you put your foot on the brake to slow
>down or stop the RPMs drop to 0 and it dies. I have taken the truck to two
>of the local mechanics and they are telling me the fuel filter is inside the
>fuel tank and is non-serviceable. I have never heard of such a thing. I
>took it into my normal mechanic and he ran a pressure test, it came back
>fine. He also hooked the truck up to the computer to see if any error codes
>would come up, nothing. Then I went down and bought some SEA FOAM and put
>that into the gas tank. The problem is still there. It's funny because if
>you bring the RPMs up to 2500 for a couple of seconds and then take your foot
>off the gas it will run just fine for a short time. I am afraid of doing any
>more damage. Any help would be appreciated.
>
> Thanks,
> Gina
> gina.DeleteThis@duffertech.com
Clean the throttle body and check the operation of the IAC motor. You stated
that the fuel pressure is good so that rules out a plugged filter or bad pump.
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