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i have a 99 ram 1500 5.9l that shuts off at least the engine shuts off at random times while driving. i have looked at the power bow inside and out the inside fuse panel and almost every other cause i can think of any help would be a miracle?///
Have you scanned the PCM with an OBD2 scanner at the time the shutdown happens? Does it show any stored or pending codes? Is your battery in good condition and fully charged?
it starts back up and the port for the reader does not function battery is new alt new distributor tuned rotor replaced ignition replaced ignition coil replaced
it starts back up and the port for the reader does not function battery is new alt new distributor tuned rotor replaced ignition replaced ignition coil replaced
Then the FIRST thing to do is figure out why no power at OBD port.