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Old Feb 8, 2009 | 07:21 PM
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i have a 94 ram with a 318 ran fine turned it off now it just cranks , checked dirst,and the coil and can smell gas
 
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Old Feb 8, 2009 | 07:37 PM
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maybe your fuel pump went out, can you hear it come on when you first turn your key?
 
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Old Feb 8, 2009 | 09:00 PM
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check the battery maybe its not givin off enough juice to fire it up. I had that same problem and I bought a new battery hooked it up and it fired up right away.
 
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Old Feb 8, 2009 | 09:48 PM
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if you can smell gas it sounds like its not getting spark. check for spark at the plugs. if none check distributor, then coil.
 
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