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What is this discussion about? Dodge Ram Pickup 1500, Dodge Ram Pickup 2500, Dodge Ram Pickup 3500, Truck


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Re: 2003 Ram 1500 4x4 5.9ltr. PROBLEMS!! [tygerfarr] by mac24
Sep 23, 2006 (5:15 pm)

Replying to: tygerfarr (Sep 23, 2006 4:02 pm)

I was told that if you had a dead cylinder it would dump the extra gas into the exhaust and cause the cat. to clog up
 
Well, that's true if the cylinder isn't firing because of an electrical problem, but not if the misfire is being caused by a dead injector.
 
For a cylinder to fire you need a spark, fuel, and compression. If it has those it will fire, and all are easy to check.
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Re: 2003 Ram 1500 4x4 5.9ltr. PROBLEMS!! [tygerfarr] by Mr_Shiftright HOST
Sep 24, 2006 (5:19 am)

Replying to: tygerfarr (Sep 23, 2006 4:02 pm)

a dead cylinder should not be a hard thing to figure out. First you do a compression test. If ok, hook up a noid light to the injector plug, see if it's firing. If it is, then you check for spark in that one cylinder. It's got to be one of the three...the compression, the injector (fuel) or the spark.
 
You need to find someone who isn't guessing but knows what he's doing.
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94 RAM 2500, 360 5.9L, no spark at engine by schuss
Sep 25, 2006 (8:55 am)
Truck was running great until it sat for about a hour after a 20 mile trip, and it ran for about 5 mins and stopped. It was like someone hit a kill switch, and the engine just stopped and truck rolled to stop. Then it would turn over and almost start...waited 10 mins and it fired off. Drove for about 5 mins more and it stopped again, same thing as before. Turned over for a bit.. nothing, then it fired off and ran really rough and stopped after about a min or two. The engine is not getting a spark, replaced coil last summer, replaced distributer cap and rotor, still no spark at engine. There is spark out of the coil. Not a fuel problem, new pump and filter last summer to. Engine is not seeing any spark. Could be wires?, but all 8 at once? Thanks for any help
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Re: 94 RAM 2500, 360 5.9L, no spark at engine [schuss] by mac24
Sep 26, 2006 (4:29 am)

Replying to: schuss (Sep 25, 2006 8:55 am)

Could be wires?, but all 8 at once?
 
Unlikely, but it could be the one wire from the coil to the cap. Could also be the rotor arm or the cap itself. Finally, just because it was replaced last summer doesn't mean the coil can't be bad.
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Re: 94 RAM 2500, 360 5.9L, no spark at engine by schuss
Sep 26, 2006 (1:06 pm)
Yeah, i got a spark out of the coil when i grounded it, so i think the coild is good. I replaced the cap just the other day (sorry about that is poorly worded). I guess it could be the wires though, i think that is next.
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Re: 94 RAM 2500, 360 5.9L, no spark at engine [schuss] by corkscrew
Sep 29, 2006 (11:47 am)

Replying to: schuss (Sep 26, 2006 1:06 pm)

One way to check spark plug wires is to run the engine at night, in complete darkness. Look for sparks arking from the wires to the engine. Also check the ends of the wires, where they fit on the plugs and the distributor. They should be clean and tight.
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Wife had a scare by marsha7
Sep 30, 2006 (3:51 pm)
yesterday...2004 Ram 1500 Hemi 2WD...she was in a McD's parking lot, only moving forward about 3-5 mph, and she suddenly lost power steering and the dash engine light and parking brake light came on flashing...the engine was running fine, car did not stumble or stall, but she had to use all of her strength to turn the steering wheel...once she was out of the way, she stopped, turned the engine off, turned it back on, everything was fine...vehicle never did this before, but loss of power steering made it quite stressful/difficult to steer, esp at very low speed...
 
I took it to local shop (not Dodge dealer), they hooked up their computer to look for some diagnostic code, but there was no code, so nothing could be diagnosed, at least at this time...
 
I thought she might have been up against a curb, which would make it difficult to turn the wheel, but she was in the middle of the parking lot, and that would not explain why dash lights would come on...
 
Has anyone experienced this situation, and could you resolve it???...she is obviously quite afraid that it might happen again...thanks...
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Re: Clicking relay no start dodge ram 3500 5.9L [napoleon] by ram250van
Oct 01, 2006 (7:01 am)

Replying to: napoleon (Oct 12, 2005 6:41 am)

Did you ever get to bottom of this. I have same issue and have been searching but cannot come up with fix
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Re: 92 dodge ram pu [rons2] by ram250van
Oct 01, 2006 (7:01 am)

Replying to: rons2 (Oct 12, 2005 7:58 am)

Did you ever get this resolved. I have same issue and cannot find answer
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Re: No power [mac24] by soho033
Oct 03, 2006 (12:55 pm)

Replying to: mac24 (Aug 12, 2006 9:43 am)

Hi; I have a 98 Dodge Ram 1500 V6, my problem only occurs when i make a left turn. My truck loses power (I can rev it up to no avail) so I back off the gas and there's a hard bump ( like bumper cars) then it will accelerate! Is this a fuel pump problem? Seems odd that it only happens when I make a left turn. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks

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