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1998 Ram 1500 5.9l Cranks but won't start

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Indication the sensor is bad. If it still runs bad, remove the sensor, if it runs better, THAT means the cat is clogged.
I misread though you said pull the sensor not unplug
 
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I misread though you said pull the sensor not unplug
That's what you get for trying to read that teeny tiny print on your phone. You know, as you get older, that's gonna play hell with your vision.

Sorry, couldn't resist.
 
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On the battery drain part you should check your iod fuse. Think its under the hood. Thats the ignition off drain. May have popped. Install any lights, radio, anything electrical on the truck lately?
 
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That's what you get for trying to read that teeny tiny print on your phone. You know, as you get older, that's gonna play hell with your vision.

Sorry, couldn't resist.
Well as soon as a company provides internet for me I'll use my 8yr old desktop instead not my fault no finish wants to spend about $150,000 just to bring me internet, selfish people these days
 
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Well as soon as a company provides internet for me I'll use my 8yr old desktop instead not my fault no finish wants to spend about $150,000 just to bring me internet, selfish people these days
I know. Its just awful. Comast is about two blocks from me, (less than a mile) but, they won't extend out here either.
 
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I know. Its just awful. Comast is about two blocks from me, (less than a mile) but, they won't extend out here either.
I tried satellite but it didn't workout to well plus had a cap on how much data I could use
 
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Originally Posted by HeyYou
Indication the sensor is bad. If it still runs bad, remove the sensor, if it runs better, THAT means the cat is clogged.
Thank you. I appreciate it. I'll give that a try.

I replaced the downstream sensor and had a new cat put on less than two thousand miles ago. That said, I suspected that the cat they installed was too small and not the correct one.
 
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Originally Posted by Michael92
On the battery drain part you should check your iod fuse. Think its under the hood. Thats the ignition off drain. May have popped. Install any lights, radio, anything electrical on the truck lately?
Thank you. I'll check that. No, I haven't installed anything new, but I did have several things unplugged when I installed a heater core and evaporator core. I also installed a new clock spring at the same time. The battery drain problem started after I did that.


 
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Thank you. I'll check that. No, I haven't installed anything new, but I did have several things unplugged when I installed a heater core and evaporator core. I also installed a new clock spring at the same time. The battery drain problem started after I did that.
Turns out the IOD fuse in in the fuse block on the side of my dash. I finally figured out how to get it out, checked it and it's not blown.

Thanks again for the tip. I had no idea about it and will remember it for future issues.
 



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