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Robert - 11 Oct 2006 11:43 GMT

The engine light came on & stayed on yesterday on a 2000 Ram with a 5.9 ltr
engine.One thing the mech said to check was how tight the gas cap was
on.Everything is running fine with all fluid levels up to par.Should i worry
& take it in or just wait and see.The light is not flashing it just stays
on...Bob

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Scott Hendryx - 11 Oct 2006 11:52 GMT

> The engine light came on & stayed on yesterday on a 2000 Ram with a 5.9
> ltr engine.One thing the mech said to check was how tight the gas cap was
> on.Everything is running fine with all fluid levels up to par.Should i
> worry & take it in or just wait and see.The light is not flashing it just
> stays on...Bob

I had a 2001 ram 1500 and that happened to me. Replaced the gas cap gasket
and all was well.

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The Addison's - 11 Oct 2006 17:23 GMT

>> The engine light came on & stayed on yesterday on a 2000 Ram with a 5.9
>> ltr engine.One thing the mech said to check was how tight the gas cap was
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> I had a 2001 ram 1500 and that happened to me. Replaced the gas cap
> gasket and all was well.

I've had a 2003 1500 and a 2005 2500 that that has happened with. Each time,
I just turned the cap about 4-5 clicks more and normally the "check engine"
light was out the next morning. So much for the "good ole' days" when a
car/truck would run, well enough, with a cloth stuck in the gas tank neck!
Hehehe!

Hawkeye65

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mac davis - 11 Oct 2006 18:12 GMT

>>> The engine light came on & stayed on yesterday on a 2000 Ram with a 5.9
>>> ltr engine.One thing the mech said to check was how tight the gas cap was
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>
>Hawkeye65

I had the same problem, cured by a gas station attendant in Oregon that pointed
out the writing on the friggin gas cap..lol

Mac

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https://home.comcast.net/~mac.davis/wood_stuff.htm

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beekeep - 11 Oct 2006 22:03 GMT

>>>> The engine light came on & stayed on yesterday on a 2000 Ram with a 5.9
>>>> ltr engine.One thing the mech said to check was how tight the gas cap was
[quoted text clipped - 20 lines]
>https://home.comcast.net/~mac.davis
>https://home.comcast.net/~mac.davis/wood_stuff.htm

Out there in Oregon do they print on the mirrors "objects in mirrors are behind
you"?

beekeep

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Phil - 11 Oct 2006 17:48 GMT

Bob:

Check engine lights drive me crazy, since I'm an engineer and really,
really want to know what the problem is... So, I've been going to
AutoZone and taking advantage of their free code scanning. They are
happy to do it, since I usually buy a part from them as a result.

So, if you really want to know, get the code pulled!

--Phil

> The engine light came on & stayed on yesterday on a 2000 Ram with a 5.9 ltr
> engine.One thing the mech said to check was how tight the gas cap was
> on.Everything is running fine with all fluid levels up to par.Should i worry
> & take it in or just wait and see.The light is not flashing it just stays
> on...Bob

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Thats Me - 11 Oct 2006 23:11 GMT

>The engine light came on & stayed on yesterday on a 2000 Ram with a 5.9 ltr
>engine.One thing the mech said to check was how tight the gas cap was
>on.Everything is running fine with all fluid levels up to par.Should i worry
>& take it in or just wait and see.The light is not flashing it just stays
>on...Bob

Had this happen to me three days before I need to have the state
inspection done and it will not pass with an illuminated MIL Lamp.

An "idjet" cut me off as I was pulling away at a green light (yes, he
ran a red) so I hit the brake with the left foot as I was pulling the
right one off the accelerator. This caused two codes to be set
mis-fire number eight cylinder and Brake and accelerator positions not
compatible and the MIL lamp came on. Reading my service manual I
discovered that after three good trips these errors would reset and
turn off the lamp. Two days of to work and home again, the lamp went
out and the codes no longer appeared. Went and got the inspection
done immediately.

So find out what code is that's turning the MIL lamp on and deal with
it as necessary.

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Tom Lawrence - 12 Oct 2006 04:42 GMT

Retrieve the diagnostic codes. Cycle the ignition three times:
ON-OFF-ON-OFF-ON. The odometer will display one or more diagnostic codes
(Pxxxx, with the x's being numbers). Post these codes back here, and
someone will tell you what they mean.

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