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Old 10-30-2006, 01:58 AM
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My pop just bought a 2000 ram sport with 5.9. If it rains over night the truck will not start in the mornning, he has to floor it to get it to go. I know that the 1 gen trucks need the distributor and wires sealed to prevent this problem(atleast that's what I've found), do the 2 gen trucks have a simaler problem/fix?

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Old 10-30-2006, 02:30 AM
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never seen or heard of that one... does it have a cowl intake or something that it's sucking in water?

any codes?
 
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I'd check the coil and the wires to and from the coil and see it there's anything going on there.
 
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do a cap & rotor swap, if that doesnt fix it, then look at the coil
 
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K, I had the same problem. And when it does start it ran rouch for a lil while. My problem was my wires and plugs were bad. My wires would get moisture and it took a while to dry out ( the reason why they ran rough) After being warmed up, ran like a dodge ram and not a ford. Try replacing your plugs and wires. I did with mine and it runs just like she should be.
 
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K, I had the same problem. And when it does start it ran rouch for a lil while. My problem was my wires and plugs were bad. My wires would get moisture and it took a while to dry out ( the reason why they ran rough) After being warmed up, ran like a dodge ram and not a ford. Try replacing your plugs and wires. I did with mine and it runs just like she should be.
Yep. My older brother had a problem with his old Volaire in the humid summer of northern Illinois. The car would be a bitch to start on days of high humidity or when it rained. Once he replaced the cap, rotor, and plug wires, that thing ran like a raped ape. That slant-6 was bullet proof.
 
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Pop's says that it runs fine right after it starts. I'm going to spray the coil, wire and distributor with water and see if that's it's problem. Is there a way to check for codes without a reader?

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yes you can use the key method (do not start)... key on-off-on-off-on in 3~5 seconds and the codes will appear on the odometer.

there is a link to a 2001 manual at the top of the forum aka merry christmas thread... download the manual for him.
 
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same here only mine was when i went through a puddle, finally blew the ignition coil, it's in a pretty open space, some silicone on the wires should help
 



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