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2001 DODGE RAM
1,000,000 MILES • V8 • 4WD • AUTOMATIC
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RICKM15052
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MY 2001 DODGE RAM 2500 5.9 V8 BACKFIES AT LOW IDLE AND LOOSES POWER GOING UP HILLS AND MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT FLASHES AT HIGH RPM I CHANGED SPARK PLUGS AND WIRES STILL HAS PROBLEM
Dec 18, 2010 at 2:11 PM
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DOCFIXIT
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Go to AutoZone have codes read then post
Dec 18, 2010 at 2:14 PM
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RICKM15052
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they said number 3 spark plug was not firing
Dec 18, 2010 at 2:53 PM
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DOCFIXIT
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Was code P0303? check compression in cyl #3
Dec 19, 2010 at 11:41 AM
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