# 1998 dodge

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/1998-dodge/68687>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** ram1500, dodge\
**Created:** [October 16, 2011, 3:09pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1998-dodge/68687 "2011-10-16T15:09:45Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![lakemead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/3ec8ea/32.png) [@lakemead](https://community.cartalk.com/u/lakemead)\
**Post date:** [October 16, 2011, 3:09pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1998-dodge/68687/1 "2011-10-16T15:09:45Z")

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re: when typing I put 1988 in discussion about hard starting when it should be 1998,and I never heard of a one day valve but chilton refers to it in there manual for this truck.

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**Author:** ![oblivion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/3ab097/32.png) [@oblivion](https://community.cartalk.com/u/oblivion)\
**Post date:** [October 16, 2011, 3:18pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1998-dodge/68687/2 "2011-10-16T15:18:02Z")

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Maybe they’re talking about the valve’s lifespan. lol

I also had a Dodge RAM of that year, and this has throttle-body injection. I still think you may have a leaky fuel injector, and this will cause your mileage to drop as well. Not that it’s easy to tell with one of these vehicles. I used to pretty consistently get 11-13 MPG on my 4x4 with a 5.9L. BTW, it looks like you started a second topic for this added comment. You should add comments to your original post.