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99 Dodge Ram 1500 Wont Start

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Old Jan 17, 2014 | 08:15 AM
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Well,
Today is day 7, still no start. I am calling in my friend, to see if we can find out what the deal is. If we find it, I will report back to this forum. If we don't...Keep thinking on it.........Remember......Wont start...
Has Fuel........Has Spark...Turns over...Wont even fire with gas poured straight in.
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Old Jan 17, 2014 | 08:19 AM
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How do you know it's getting fuel? I see you have pressure in the rail, but do you know that the injectors are actually firing?
 
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Old Jan 17, 2014 | 08:35 AM
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^ I can agree with that, but if the injectors weren't firing, throwing some gasoline down the intake would still get it to start....
 
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Old Jan 17, 2014 | 09:07 AM
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Day 7.........Still no start.......
We have fuel, we have spark, we have compression, and no start.
WON'T Even try, with fuel poured down in ...


It just quit running after driving fine. No Codes. No check engine light.


I'm back to thinking electrical, because of all the sensors. With all the sensors on it, all this damn time, that damn truck should have been making ME Breakfast in bed !!! LOL


Maybe tell me when to take my meds and of upcoming Dr. appointments?


Everything seems to work. Gauges etc. Just won't fire up
 
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Old Jan 18, 2014 | 01:08 AM
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Just a thought but maybe the timing jumped a few cogs on the timing chain by chance... could be the reason its not firing when pouring fuel down the throttle body. I had a similar problem when I did an engine swap on a 97 chev c2500
 
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Old Jan 18, 2014 | 08:09 AM
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ramboy has a point. Can check this by turning the engine to top dead center (harmonic balancer has scale, just put the zeroes together), and see where the distributor rotor is pointed. Should be dead nuts on 1, or 6. if it is anywhere else, you just found at least one problem.
 
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Old Jan 19, 2014 | 08:33 AM
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UPDATE !!!


I saw blue spark from the spark plug wires AT the Dist. Cap !!
Am replacing plugs and wires now!! Wish me luck. GAWD it's cold out ! LOL
 
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Old Jan 19, 2014 | 10:36 AM
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Nice observation. Good luck!
 
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Old Jan 19, 2014 | 02:51 PM
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well........it wasn't the plugs or spark plug wires.
Back to the drawing board
 
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