# 98 Dodge Ram 5.2 **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Created:** [March 16, 2013, 6:53am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/98-dodge-ram-5-2/78027 "2013-03-16T06:53:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![jake4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/bc8723/32.png) [@jake4](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jake4)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2013, 6:53am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/98-dodge-ram-5-2/78027/1 "2013-03-16T06:53:20Z")
I let this truck sit for awhile, the battery died and when I charged it it started good and idled excelent but when I put it in gear or rev it up, as soon as I let off the gas it dies, also the exhaust comming out of the tail pipe is very weak. I know it needs a tune up and oil change. it has 212,000 miles but I believe the engine was rebuilt. Any ideas about the stalling? ---
**Author:** ![db4690](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/db4690/32/2583_2.png) [@db4690](https://community.cartalk.com/u/db4690)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2013, 7:00am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/98-dodge-ram-5-2/78027/2 "2013-03-16T07:00:45Z")
Clean the throttle body Also check for obvious vacuum leaks at idle If that doesn’t help, consider replacing the idle air control valve ---
**Author:** ![Tester](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/tester/32/15976_2.png) [@Tester](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Tester)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2013, 7:10am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/98-dodge-ram-5-2/78027/3 "2013-03-16T07:10:50Z")
The computer has probably lost it’s KAM (Keep Alive Memory) if the battery died. This means the engine has to run long enough so that the computer can relearn it’s operating parameters. At first the engine will run like crap, but the longer you drive it the better it will run. Tester