I am having trouble keeping my truck running..

2004 Dodge Ram 1500 4.7 SLT

It started out going down the turnpike. My belt broke so I obviously fixed it. Started driving some more and noticed truck was overheating. I pulled over, had it towed, and changed the water pump. The truck then would start up but only when giving it gas. I then changed the spark plugs and coils. One of the coils had a burn mark on them. Needless to say they were in BAD shape. Still, did not work. I then changed the TPS, IAC, and Crank sensor... STILL cant it it to stay running while it is idling... need help..

 

oh.. and the truck has 196K miles on it

 

You say you noticed it overheating. Define overheating? Was the temperature needle pegged? Rumor has it the 4.7 essentially just dies when it overheats. Dies as in sell it for scrap and put a new one in dies.

 

yes the temperature needle was pegged... how is the engine shot if it is turning over. I am not at all a mechanic so I dont know much about engines..