Hi all. Went out last saturday to hook up the boat and go fishing. For some reason my truck would crank but not start. It ran a week or so ago.The fuel pump starts and cycles. There is no spark out of the coil, and it seems the injectors are not cycling. No gas smell after several cranking attemps. No codes show up on the scanner. The weird part is while i am cranking the check gages light comes on. Than the abs light will come on shortly after the check gages light. if anybody could steer me in the right direction that would be helpfull. Thanks.

 

sorry guys. 5.2 auto 4wd 109000 miles

 

I had the same problem just recently and it was a bad coil. I would have sworn my injectors weren't firing (no gas smell at the tailpipe), but that wasn't the case.

 

thanks Tom A i will check into that.

 

went out last night, gave the computer a little tap with a screw driver. truck started and ran for about 30 seconds. now i can smell gas when trying to start. but still no fire. i figure it must be the computer. dodge wants 525.00 to replace. is there a better place to find a computer. please help this is not my daily driver. but i still want it to run. thanks for all the helpl.

 

did you check the primary and secondary reistance on the coil and the voltage from the PCM to trigger the coil. and yes you can get a new PCM from rock auto or off eBay they usually have to be flashed at the dealer

 

also in your fuse panel there is a fuse for the coil as well

 

Check your cap and rotor. I had a 2001 Ram with 5.9L and it did the same thing. The rotor contact wears down to nothing. Runs fine then shut it off went back next day and no start.

 

thanks for the advice guys. i will be getting a computer from all computers resource today. will go from there. thanks agian.

 

put the computer in, if that doesnt work i would check the coil. that seems to be a big issue in those motors