I am starting to think that this truck was a bad investment! Any way this is how it started. yesterday I was driving to NAPA and as i was crossing the railroad tracks my truck just shut down no warning or hesitation. After sitting a wile it started up fine and ran. today it was fine up to like 4:30 was running errands and the truck does it again. Let it set a wile and it started drive it 2 miles to tire rama and it died again. this time when i started it seemed to start fine but as soon as i put the truck into gear it dies.

Dodge says ignition pickup-ignition module-or fuel pump
My mechanic says over the phone crankshaft sensor or ignition module


I am supposed to drive this hunk of crap from Kalispell Montana to mesa Arizona this weekend
Help an to boot i have like no money to spend on this

 

Have you ran the codes?

In my case it was the Crank sensor. You can check the fuel pump and its relay. Just listen for it to engage when the ignition is turned on. If you swap the relay with a good one and check the same thing, then you know it works (so long as the truck still isn't starting) If you have a fuel pressure gauge (picked mine up at the local Harbor Freight for 9 bux) and check the pressure, if i remember the pressure at the rail should be about 30-35psi? that would be in the haynes manual. you can also check the actual line (say around the fuel filter or something) provided it has the correct fittings.

I'm not sure how to test the ignition module.

 

My '92 had this issue and it turned out to be the Auto Shut Down circuit, run the codes and let us know what you get

 

it was the magnetic pickup in the distributor.