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? asked in Cars & TransportationCar MakesDodge · 7 years ago

need help with 96 dodge ram?

5.2 engine

160k plus miles

I had a blown head gasket last winter "fixed" it doesn't blow steam anymore just doesn't have the same power or performance it doesn't even sound the same :/

Wasting way too much gas

Friend said might be a "vacuum" leak

Don't know what that is tbh

I changed the oil recently about a week ago that's when I noticed all the oil down there its not enough to drip a lot minor stains on pavement but I can smell it burn when its on or driving even

Is starting to heat up bad almost over heating it just doesnt all the way

Im Just afraid that it wont pass emission i dont have anything else but that rust bucket

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  • 7 years ago

    What are the codes stored in the computer. Loss of power, hard on gas..... close to overheating. The exhaust system may be plugged, maybe the cat. Open the hood. Pull the throttle to about 2500 rpm. Hold it there about 15 seconds. Then pull it wide open. If the cat is plugged, It will throttle up, then bog down. hope this helps.

  • ?
    Lv 7
    7 years ago

    Shakes really bad is probably cause by a misfiring in one of the cylinders. When you had the head gasket replaced, did you get the cylinder head re-milled flat?

  • 7 years ago

    And it shakes real bad around 45mph

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