Has been acting up for some time now- dead pedal have to pump to make work= Have heard so many diff. remedies-help set me straight--truck is 2004.5 ram 3500-dually auto trans --p.s.I dont have 500$ to fix--and every Dealer around eastern N.C. has a worthless service dept. (when it comes to diesels)--I have had far far far better results right here (aside from dealer service techs chiming on an on about how the dealer is the best option)LMFAO-- Has been doing this for approx.35k miles -driven 1-4 hundred miles a day..Please help just cant afford( stealers ) i mean dealers Ill treatment. THANX in advance

 

Sorry to say but if its broke its broke. Mine had lag real bad in the gas pedel for the past year and finally i got dead pedel for a few seconds. Went to the dealer and bought a new one, bs with them and see if you can get it at a discount price. got them to take almost 100bux off price.

 

The junkyard is where I found the one for the ford we had that had the same issue...

 

so where does a guy get the best price ?? is this a Dodge only part??

 

I believe a replacement TPS is a Dodge-only item. I had mine replaced about a year ago at an independent repair shop, but they still had to get the part from Dodge; about $500 including labor. However, somewhere on this forum or the Dodge Cummins Diesel (www.cumminsforum.com) forum I've read several posts about a much less expensive repair that did not require replacement. Unfortunately that was several weeks ago and I can't remember much more than that. Hopefully, a search will provide results for you. Good luck.

 

I replaced my tps from the local dealer at $160.00. I have read that a small hole can be drilled thought the case on the inside and use electrical contact cleaner and flush the dirt out.The contacts inside the tps will get dirty and not make contact. I replaced my old unit and plan to see and try to clean the old one and see if it works after.Worth a try for what they want for a replacement.

 

Highwayman and Det 1, sent you a PM

 

What the heck, everybody might be interested. Go the the "search" mode in this forum, Type in "Installing a potentiometer in place of the TPS" by Tuckerdee.
I just did it. Total cost? Less than $20.00!!

 

That is a TPS not an APPS. The APPS has a lot more to it and it isn't easily bypassed.

Here is the solution for the 04 and back trucks, http://www.dodgecumminsapps.com/about.html, since the OP's is an 04.5 it may not work correctly due to changes. Then the delaer is the only recourse and they suck at pricing.

 

My 04.5 still has the Bell Crank assembly for the TPS/APPS. The one in the link should work still. 05+ is when they changed to full drive by wire and put the TPS/APPS on the top of the accelerator pedal.

 

It depends on what was changed in the APPS for 04.5. If they modified the signals or wiring that would make it incompatible. The web site says will work with SOME 04's, have to check with Timbo to verify what that means.

 

DET 1
TPS part numbers
Cummins- p/n:3930318
Mopar- p/n:4874412 & 3930318
Borg-Warner-p/n:EC3061

 

no 6 oh no ---lookin at pic of engine compartment -I have that black cover over throttle assm. It also looks like I have a box with a cable hooked to accelerator pedal under dash??????????

 

Did you mean to post a pic? Not sure what picture you mean.

 

pic that Ramwheelsby4 posted above-- THANX