I HAVE A 1998 RAM PICKUP 6CYL AUTOMATIC TWO WHEEL DRIVE, FIRST WHEN YOU START TRUCK WHITE SMOKE COMES FROM EXHAUST FOR A FEW SECONDS THEN STOPS ? DONT KNOW WHY??

Asked by graciemarie1684 Aug 17, 2014 at 09:02 PM about the 1998 Dodge RAM 1500

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

THEN TRUCK WONT RUN RIGHT UNLESS YOU THROMP ON GAS PEDDLE ONCE YOU GET GOING ITS FINE , RUNS LIKE A BEAR, IT ONLY DOES IT WHEN YOU FIRST PULL OUT , LIKE ITS DYING OUT UNTIL YOU REALL HIT GAS PEDDLE HARD! ANY ANSWERS??? THANKS

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White smoke is a sign of coolant in the combination chamber. Are you losing antifreeze?

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