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1997 ram 2500 no spark

Old Oct 10, 2011 | 10:12 AM
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Default 1997 ram 2500 no spark

hey guys, i got a 97 ram 2500, 5.9 gas. i was driving down the road and it just died, without warning or anything, no sputtering ot anything. just died. i found that i lost spark. have the code p0351 for the ignition coil. checked for voltage at the connector and for ground. i have both. the ground is also flashing when the motor is cranking. i put a new coil, crank and cam sensor in it and i still dont have spark. im going to swap the old coil back on and see what happens. i dont know what else would cause this thing to not have spark other than a fried pcm. let me know what you goys think. thank you.
 
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Old Oct 10, 2011 | 10:21 AM
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Have you tried swapping the ASD relay with the horn relay?
 
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Old Oct 10, 2011 | 10:51 AM
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no i havent, i checked to see if it clicked and it did, ill give that a shot and see what happens.
 
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Old Oct 10, 2011 | 10:58 AM
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Do you here the fuel pump running and verified pressure with a gauge?

And what brand crank and cam sensors did you buy?
 
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i have good fuel pressure at the rail, i got bwd brand sensors from advance auto.
 
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Old Oct 10, 2011 | 01:26 PM
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Well, I'm going to throw this out there. But, I strongly suggest you unscrew the pre cat o2 sensor. Unplug it, unscrew it, plug it back in (leaving it unscrewed from the pipe). See what it does.
 
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Old Oct 10, 2011 | 02:04 PM
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what would unplugging the oxygen sensor have to do with a not having spark?
 
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Old Oct 10, 2011 | 02:10 PM
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If the coil has power, and the ground switches, and you still don't get spark, good chance the coil is bad. Where are you testing for spark at?
 
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Have you checked the cap and rotor?
 
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Old Oct 10, 2011 | 02:32 PM
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Originally Posted by 94lightningsvt
what would unplugging the oxygen sensor have to do with a not having spark?
I said "unscrew" it from the pipe.

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Have you checked the cap and rotor?
Seems odd he would not have done that when changing the cam sensor.
 
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