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the1adman
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Jul 05, 2012

2003 Dodge 2500 Hemi towing improvement advice

We have a 2003 Dodge Ram 2500 quad cab 4x4 Hemi automatic 3.73. The truck only has 58k miles and well maintained but towing 5500 lbs the truck struggles, on hills it's in 2nd gear and on long steep hi...
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DHDB
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Jul 09, 2012
the1adman wrote:
Yeah I don't like 6000 rpm's I hit that and know where I was at cause I would surprisingly shift out of 2nd and be there In 1st. How much does your 5th wheel weight GOrste? It also has a lot more frontal area than my TT. Thanks for the advice DHDB. Is the PCM fuse labelled under the hood or are you pulling the main fuse? Thanks again for everyone's advice.


IIRC the fuse us labeled "PCM Skip"

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