i have a 98 ramcharger that won't start on cold days. It won't turn over at all if it's cold in the morning. I have plenty of battery, but it won't crank. I leave it all day, after work when its warmer i turn the key and it cranks right over and starts. I live in Minnesota, so this is a real problem. Every day same thing, nothing in the morning, let it sit as temp climbs abit, after work it turns right over. Any ideas? I'm stumped, please help

 

can you hear the starter solenoid click when it doesn't want to turn? if so i would guess you might have a bad contact in the starter solenoid.

 

no, i don't hear any clicking, either at the solenoid, or at the starter

 

If you have confirmed that the battery is good, then check the connections as that is next in line. On my V10, which can be tough to turn over also, I use brass battery terminals, got the positive cable as short as I can and added a ground cable from the starter to the battery negative. The starter sucks a lot of juice so it needs all the help it can get, especially when its cold. After that you need to confirm the volts and amp load to the starter when you turn the key.

 

I don't think I've ever seen a Ram Charger built that late in the U.S. Did you get one from Mexico? Is it a Dodge Ram or a '93 or earlier Ram Charger?

 

it's a 1998 dodge ram charger 1500

 

that's just it, when it's cold I don't think anything is getting to the starter when I turn the key, when it warms up it cranks immediately

 

i would start with something simple like swapping the starter relay. should be able to swap it out with the a/c relay or one of the other relays in the fuse panel for testing purposes.

 

Since it's temperature specific, I'd check the grounds. Especially at the frame end of the ground cable. Also, if there are any firewall to engine grounds, make sure those are good too. I'm assuming the lights and everything work normally, it just won't engage the starter.

 

The "charger" was not on any dodge truck back then. At least in the states. Do you have a pic?

I second this, If you hear it "click"then you can start diagnosing where the problem is.

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