Why don't you start by setting #1 cylinder at TDC and see where the rotor is pointing.

 

That's a good test to try.
It's on the list.
I'm going to try to get that thing running this weekend since I have to work tonight and don't have long before I have to get in bed.

 

Good luck with it bud. And buy a damn Haynes for it!

 

I have one for it.
I buy a Haynes when I buy a vehicle, before I even get home with it. You ought to see the one for my Ram, that thing is falling apart from having it open so much.
I'll let y'all know how it goes when I get a chance to poke at it.

 

Ooops. Yep. MPFI.

 

And just so you know 420, this belongs in the DF Camaro section! Maybe you should read this https://dodgeforum.com/forum/2nd-gen...dge-forum.html

 

I messed with it a little today.
I sprayed some carb cleaner in the throttle body and it started for a few seconds (longer than it has been) then died.
I started it again and try to give it gas and it died immediately.

I know it has decent spark because the plugs/cap/rotor aren't that old and it will run on carb cleaner.

It seems like the fuel injectors aren't firing like they're supposed to.

I have fuel coming from the pump and back through the return line. Haynes says to put a jumper in the diagnostic port to kick on the fuel pump and it should pump about 1/2 pint within 15 seconds. I just used the key so the fuel pump only primed but if it had stayed on longer then it would have hit that 1/2 pint mark by 15 seconds.

I cleaned the battery lugs since that's one thing Haynes said to check.

The injector 1 and 2 (the only two that I can see) fuses are good.

I think my next course of action will be to try to adjust the timing. Maybe the distributor worked loose enough to not start when I was revving it up before shutting it off for the last time before this problem popped up.

How would I go about testing the ECM and whether or not the injectors are firing? The injectors would be easy if they weren't embedded in the intake manifold.

 

Did you check the rotor at TDC yet?

 

To check if the injectors are firing, either score a noid light from the parts store (they are just a couple bucks...) or, use a test light across the terminals in one of the connectors. Crank the engine, see what happens.

 

It's been a while, but on that motor, IIRC, you can't get to the terminals to test them, without removing the top end. And to think, some people think Rams are designed bad Maybe you can try the key trick 420