Hey Tom. Crown Vics have a reputation for exploding fuel tanks when the car
is impacted. Burnt Police Cars.
Jim, 91 Dak
----- Original Message -----
From: "Terrible Tom" <SilverEightynine@aol.com>
To: <dakota-truck-moderator@bent.twistedbits.net>
Sent: Monday, June 04, 2007 12:01 AM
Subject: DML: STILL having problems with the Ram
>
> Ok.. I'm really really getting fed up... I'm looking at Crown Vics on
> Autotrader and theres a grey one thats really nice. I'm not beyond
> dumping the Ram... after the problems I am having with it.
>
> For over 2 years now I have been having intermittant problems with the
> Ram's engine. Saturday I changed the cap, rotor, wires, ignition coil,
> and the plugs (went back to stock plug and heat range autolites - I was
> running 3923's)
>
> Today on the way home from work I was treated to a nice misfire session,
> with loss of engine power and backfires.
>
> NOT ONCE over the last 2+ years has it ONCE set a check engine light! It
> can me at the point its running so bad it almost stalls - popping and
> stumbling... but it never once sets a code.
>
> Help me out here people... I'm really getting to my witts end. Just a
> refresher - its a 2001 Ram 360 46Re Auto.
>
> Do I change the crank sensor? Map sensor? Distrib pickup coil? Has the
> ECM flaked out? I wish I had some direction. I don't want to just start
> throwing more parts at it. But with no engine codes - I have no idea
> where to start.
>
> Jon? I remember you hooked up to Adam's Dak when he had problems after
> the 02 BBQ, using your laptop... do you have the ability to monitor engine
> and sensor data while running? Or just pull codes? I know Walt had a
> pretty snazzy set up in his Ram for the Colorado trip - with his laptop
> reading real time data.
>
> I just might end up renting a car for the BBQ - or getting so pissed off
> I'll buy something else.
>
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> "A truck with no dents, is not a 4x4...
> and a 4x4 with no dents wasn't at a DML BBQ"
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