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2001 3500, no bus code and fuel pump won’t shut off.

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Old Jan 16, 2024 | 08:50 PM
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Default 2001 3500, no bus code and fuel pump won’t shut off.

The title pretty much says it all. Went from running fine one day to not starting the next.
 
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Old Jan 16, 2024 | 09:40 PM
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Whoops, brain fart it’s a 1999 with the 5.9 liter gas motor. Also it has around 95,000 miles.
 
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Have you yet checked the basics, like is it getting spark, or does starting fluid get it to pop?
 
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Old Jan 17, 2024 | 09:45 AM
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Have you yet checked the basics, like is it getting spark, or does starting fluid get it to pop?
The first day after it wouldn’t start I had the battery tested, it was fine. It had been a while since I changed the spark plugs so I pulled one and it was hammered and wet with fuel. I changed all the plugs and the air filter, then it started right up. Next day I tried to start it and it wouldn’t start.
 
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Check the plugs again, see if they are gas fouled.
 
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[QUOTE=HeyYou;3580390]Check the plugs again, see if they are gas fouled.[/When I pulled the old plugs out they were gas fouled.
 
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I’ll check again when I get some time during daylight, it’s been getting dark early and I’ve been working a bit.
 
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Next day I tried to start it and it wouldn’t start.
Quite possibly a bad ignition coil, a cracked distributor cap, or worn rotor. Start by taking the coil wire off the center of the distributor cap and seeing if you get a strong blue spark from it.
 
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Originally Posted by alloro
Quite possibly a bad ignition coil, a cracked distributor cap, or worn rotor. Start by taking the coil wire off the center of the distributor cap and seeing if you get a strong blue spark from it.
I put a new coil and distributor cap in when I changed the plugs, the weird thing to me is the fact that the fuel pump won’t stop running when the key is on. I’ll check to make sure it’s getting spark tomorrow.
 
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Old Jan 18, 2024 | 09:44 PM
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Also I put a new rotor in.
 
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