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1988 dodge ram van with 318 the im having is problem it seems like it starving for gas but everything is good and when sitting the engine runs ruff?
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Injection or carburetor?
Injection:very common to have one of the injectors become partially plugged and deliver a poor mixture making run poorly on four cylinders. Carburetor:The interior passages of the carburetor could be plugged Both:These symptoms are most commonly caused by ignition wires, spark plugs, distributor caps and rotors.Wiki User
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