I didn't drain mine and just a little bit came out. Maybe I was just lucky lol

 

taking it to the dodge dealership tomorrow. hope i make it...if it is the coolant sensor, i heard if bad it can shut off the motor. that would really be fun in rush hour tomorrow morning

again everyone, thanks for the advice.

 

Hopefully they don't rip you too bad. Let us know what the problem was.

 

A broken wire, unplugged connector, or a faulty sensor will cause a no start. If you suspect the sensor is bad and the motor won't start, then jumper out the connector. It should start.don't run it for long though, you'll get really crappy gas mileage. The ECT controls how much fuel the motor get more than any other sensor

 

Looks like all is good with the truck. Not sure what's up. I took it to the dodge service shop this morning and they couldn't find anything wrong. This all started from a starting problem when the truck was warm. It did it immediately after i parked at the dealership this morning. they ran a fuel pump test and checked everything they could and found nothing wrong. it started right up after they brought it back out to the lot and then after i stopped somewhere. he said the problem could have been due to me not driving the truck as much during the winter and some valve in there starting to show signs of age. i have to remember that the truck is approaching 15 years old and even though it only has 62k on it, things like the fuel pump innerds will start to go.

off to go play in my 73 Charger now. Thanks again everyone for the advice