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Please don't tell me it's a sensor


Sent to Car Experts July 10, 2006 3:50 p.m.
got in my 2002 ram 1500 4x4 quad cab truck this morning and started it, all my lights stayed on ( abs, emer, ch. engin, air bag), and the mph guage did not work. at lunch my truch would die, every time i stopped or put the clutch in and let the tack. go below 1000rpms. my truck started back good every time, but would die evey time.
thanks
john

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2002 Dodge 1500 4x4 318
Customer (name blocked for privacy)
Status: Closed   Value: $15   
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July 10, 2006 4:49 p.m. (58 minutes and 40 seconds later) 		REPLIED Check Mark
I have seen this problem a couple of times. Both times it was battery or alternator related. Eventhough the vehicle would crank and start there wasn't enough energy to run the system. I would check both of these first and go from there. Let me know.
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Sent July 10, 2006 6:04 p.m. (1 hour and 15 minutes later)
checked both seem to be ok
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July 10, 2006 6:29 p.m. (25 minutes and 2 seconds later) 		REPLIED Check Mark
So the truck will not stay running at idle at any time?
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Sent July 10, 2006 8:22 p.m. (1 hour and 52 minutes later)
yes it does idle, even took the + cable off, idles good, truck dies when driveing slowing down to a stop, or when i push the clutch in to change gears, if i leave the clutch in to long the tack keeps falling to zero. even in 3rd or 4th, but if i change fast enough it wont stall
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July 10, 2006 9:17 p.m. (55 minutes and 14 seconds later) 		REPLIED Check Mark
How many miles do you have?
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Sent July 10, 2006 9:59 p.m. (42 minutes and 0 seconds later)
125000
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July 10, 2006 10:37 p.m. (37 minutes and 55 seconds later) 		REPLIED Check Mark
When was the last time you did a tune-up on this vehicle? Check to see if your distributor cap and rotor are in good shape and are not loose.
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Sent July 10, 2006 10:39 p.m. (1 minute and 41 seconds later)
about 2.5 moths ago, took it to dodge and they hooked it up to the comp. for minor problems, and they did a tune up
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Sent July 10, 2006 10:41 p.m. (2 minutes and 7 seconds later)
it has those different kind of plug wires i don't think it has a rotor and dist.
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July 10, 2006 10:42 p.m. (1 minute and 10 seconds later) 		REPLIED Check Mark
Check and make sure everything is tight. It sounds as if your timing may be off and any loose parts will cause this.
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Sent July 10, 2006 10:43 p.m. (1 minute and 6 seconds later)
do you know what kind of plug wires i,m talking about. they have boxs that connest to the plug can't remember the name
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Sent July 10, 2006 10:45 p.m. (1 minute and 39 seconds later)
loose parts as in??
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July 10, 2006 10:46 p.m. (54 seconds later) 		REPLIED Check Mark
Okay, sorry I keep forgetting that your system has no distributor. Under your hood look at the emissions routing picture. See if you find something on there called the MAP sensor.
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Sent July 10, 2006 10:48 p.m. (1 minute and 56 seconds later)
what does that do or control??? not a freakin sensor, ha ha
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July 10, 2006 10:53 p.m. (4 minutes and 52 seconds later) 		REPLIED Check Mark
I know, I know. What that sensor does is detect manifold vacuum. It helps the computer determine the state of acceleration and deceleration along with the Throttle Position Sensor. If you can locate the MAP we can do a quick check on it. By the way has your check engine light come on at all?
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Sent July 10, 2006 10:53 p.m. (7 seconds later)
yes i have one
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Sent July 10, 2006 10:55 p.m. (2 minutes and 35 seconds later)
chk. engin did not come on till this afternoon. I dought i can locate it, it's dark out and i don't know to much about mech.
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July 10, 2006 10:59 p.m. (3 minutes and 19 seconds later) 		REPLIED Check Mark
If you would like to wait until tommorrow we can continue. If you have time I would take your truck to your local Autozone and have the computer scanned for codes. Most places do this for free. Let me know what you decide to do.
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Sent July 10, 2006 11:01 p.m. (2 minutes and 46 seconds later)
can the map sen be checked by me, does adv. have a comp. i don't have a autozone nearby.
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Sent July 10, 2006 11:07 p.m. (5 minutes and 23 seconds later)
will advanced be able to tell me whats up after they scan my truck
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July 10, 2006 11:30 p.m. (23 minutes and 13 seconds later) 		ACCEPTED Check Mark
All they will be able to tell you is what the code is and what it is related to. The code may or may not give you your answer, but once we have that, we can go from there.
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