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1998 Dodge ram 1500 replace head gasked truck wont turn on

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Old Jul 9, 2012 | 03:06 PM
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Starter relay click when you turn the key to start?
 
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Old Jul 10, 2012 | 10:00 AM
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Oh yes , I got it figure last nite,had one ground top of ac missing ,so i got that hooked up and the truck started right away! But it run very rough and it die when I try to drive, had a problem when putting heads though,..one head bolt broke inside the block and decided to put back together as is,now when run it doesnt overheat but i can see some antifreeze on that hole..could that be my problem? is it gonna hurt anything?
 
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Old Jul 10, 2012 | 10:12 AM
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A coolant leak from a head bolt IS going to be a problem. You need to fix that before you can do much else. If you are getting coolant into the cylinder, that may be where your miss is coming from.
 
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