# My 1998 dog dog ram van lose power going up hill

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/my-1998-dog-dog-ram-van-lose-power-going-up-hill/23708>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [December 21, 2008, 9:21pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/my-1998-dog-dog-ram-van-lose-power-going-up-hill/23708 "2008-12-21T21:21:10Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![fisal\_sadoon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/c0e974/32.png) [@fisal\_sadoon](https://community.cartalk.com/u/fisal_sadoon)\
**Post date:** [December 21, 2008, 9:21pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/my-1998-dog-dog-ram-van-lose-power-going-up-hill/23708/1 "2008-12-21T21:21:10Z")

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when i tried to go up hill the speed will go down to 10m/h ,and sometime while on flat land the truck cant pass 30m/h.

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**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:** [December 21, 2008, 9:46pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/my-1998-dog-dog-ram-van-lose-power-going-up-hill/23708/2 "2008-12-21T21:46:21Z")

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Have the fuel pump pressure tested to determine if it’s within specs.

Tester

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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:** [December 22, 2008, 2:17am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/my-1998-dog-dog-ram-van-lose-power-going-up-hill/23708/3 "2008-12-22T02:17:14Z")

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Of course, change the fuel filter, first. A dirty fuel filter can reduce fuel flow.

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**Author:** ![pleasedodgevan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/51bf81/32.png) [@pleasedodgevan](https://community.cartalk.com/u/pleasedodgevan)\
**Post date:** [December 22, 2008, 6:18am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/my-1998-dog-dog-ram-van-lose-power-going-up-hill/23708/4 "2008-12-22T06:18:57Z")

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You can also get the computer codes read and maybe there will be some kind of hint coming out. There are many things that will cause low power.