Help!!!!! can't get it started
 

Hey everybody iwas wondering if anyone can help me i've got a 96 dodge ram 2500 4x4 it died suddenly on me while iwas coming home i figured it was a spark problem so i got a new distributor new spark plugs and wires snd still can't get it started so i got a new crank case positioning sensor and again no go it cranks over but nothing so if anyone can give me any info would be greatly appreciated.

RE: Help!!!!! can't get it started
 

Is it lacking fuel? How did it sound when it died, just shut off or sputter?

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turn the key to the on position (not start) and listen for the fuel pump. you should hear it run for about 2 seconds,then turn off. make sure you have 49 psi of fuel pressure at the fuel rail.

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I thought it was a fuel problem too so i checked to see if it was the fuel pump and checked my fuel rail for correct psi everything seems good if anything i think its to much fuel cause i can smell it coming from the tail pipe my first reaction was its flooded thats why it won't start but its fuel injection any ideas

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How do you check that?

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Samething happened to me on Saturday just up and died. Turned over but would not start. I knew what it was right away. The coil was dead. Changed the coil and it fired right up. Get yourself a coil and put it in. Just spray the screws down real good because its a pain in the arse, getting a drill in there to drill out the bottom screw. Yes I found out the hard way.

RE: Help!!!!! can't get it started
 

there should be a schrader valve on the fuel rail. if there isnt then you'll need an adapter to hook up the fuel pressure guage.

to the original poster... you may have a problem with your ASD relay. take a look at that.

RE: Help!!!!! can't get it started
 

CHECK YOUR CAT CONVERTER!!!

Take out the upstream O2 sensor, that little hole lets out enough gas if its actually clogged.

Have worked on a few Rams with bad/clogged cats, they all acted diffrently. Cranking but not starting was one of them!

RE: Help!!!!! can't get it started
 

swap your relays around to check those, also check the fuse related to the fuel and asd relays. usually simple thing...