# 1999 dodge ram 1500 318 engine

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/1999-dodge-ram-1500-318-engine/12645>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** start\
**Created:** [April 7, 2008, 10:23am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1999-dodge-ram-1500-318-engine/12645 "2008-04-07T10:23:26Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![bigman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/91b2a8/32.png) [@bigman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/bigman)\
**Post date:** [April 7, 2008, 10:23am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1999-dodge-ram-1500-318-engine/12645/1 "2008-04-07T10:23:26Z")

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some times it is hard to start cold or hot. it is like a rubber band you have to wind up. after it is running it seems to run fine. have took it to dealer and they said that it needed a tune up and i did that. and that has not worked eather. please help?

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**Author:** ![hellokit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/6a8cbe/32.png) [@hellokit](https://community.cartalk.com/u/hellokit)\
**Post date:** [April 8, 2008, 1:13pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1999-dodge-ram-1500-318-engine/12645/2 "2008-04-08T13:13:06Z")

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Try a can of Sea Foam cleaner in the fuel tank. Then, change the fuel filter.