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Engine keeps cutting off while driving

Tiny
AHLEAH711
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  • 2001 DODGE RAM
  • 5.9L
  • V8
  • 4WD
  • AUTOMATIC
  • 140,000 MILES
After 15 minutes of driving the engine cuts off it won’t restart again for another 15 or 20 minutes depending on the outside temperature.I have already replaced the fuel pump, the transmission screen and filter kit, the distributor cap, new wires, spark plugs, the rotor, the coil, 4 quarts of new transmission fluid. Flushed the radiator and put in a gallon of new antifreeze. The temperature gauge stays below half all the time.
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Sunday, September 29th, 2019 AT 3:51 PM

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Tiny
STEVE W.
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Welcome to 2CarPros. A common cause for this is a failing crankshaft position sensor. They heat up and short internally. It bolts to the engine block on the right side and extends through the transmission bell housing. Two bolts retain it, one electrical connector. They don't usually set a code or turn on the CEL. Be sure you get the one for the automatic.
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Sunday, September 29th, 2019 AT 4:26 PM

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