# Sluggish 1994 Dodge Pickup 4X4 360 cu in

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/sluggish-1994-dodge-pickup-4x4-360-cu-in/80410>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** ram1500, dodge\
**Created:** [July 18, 2013, 8:36pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/sluggish-1994-dodge-pickup-4x4-360-cu-in/80410 "2013-07-18T20:36:18Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![KnowlesMT](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e495f1/32.png) [@KnowlesMT](https://community.cartalk.com/u/KnowlesMT)\
**Post date:** [July 18, 2013, 8:36pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/sluggish-1994-dodge-pickup-4x4-360-cu-in/80410/1 "2013-07-18T20:36:18Z")

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I bought a 1994 4X4 with over drive, new. For the past 19 years I have had mushy brakes, the motor pinged when asked to work, but the gas mileage was acceptable. When the Check Engine light [about a month ago] came on the mechanic checked the vacuum pressure and it was at the low end. A new vacuum Servo [and matching wiring harness] and the truck runs like it is on steroids. The Servo has had a bad thyroid since 1994. I am excited to see how much my mileage improves.

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**Author:** ![oldtimer-11](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e79b87/32.png) [@oldtimer-11](https://community.cartalk.com/u/oldtimer-11)\
**Post date:** [July 19, 2013, 5:32am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/sluggish-1994-dodge-pickup-4x4-360-cu-in/80410/2 "2013-07-19T05:32:35Z")

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Did you have a question?

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**Author:** ![Caddyman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/caddyman/32/23_2.png) [@Caddyman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Caddyman)\
**Post date:** [July 19, 2013, 6:06am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/sluggish-1994-dodge-pickup-4x4-360-cu-in/80410/3 "2013-07-19T06:06:56Z")

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What part was the vacuum servo connected to? Ignition advance maybe?

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**Author:** ![ok4450](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e9bcb4/32.png) [@ok4450](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ok4450)\
**Post date:** [July 19, 2013, 6:13am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/sluggish-1994-dodge-pickup-4x4-360-cu-in/80410/4 "2013-07-19T06:13:31Z")

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With 19 years of mushy brakes and pinging you’re very lucky to still be around; much like the motor.

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**Author:** ![Cavell](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/cavell/32/43396_2.png) [@Cavell](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Cavell)\
**Post date:** [July 19, 2013, 3:02pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/sluggish-1994-dodge-pickup-4x4-360-cu-in/80410/5 "2013-07-19T15:02:17Z")

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i guess dodge service or warranty work was pretty poor in 94?