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Re: 99 Dodge 1500 ram problem, Needing help
[Re: 727builder]
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04/08/14 11:07 PM
04/08/14 11:07 PM
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Posts: 178 Tidewater, VA
TMCCuda
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Dirty battery terminals/ bad cable ends. I'm having the same issue with my 94. Last year truck died on me, I popped the hood, wiggled one of the cables and it started. Cleaned everything real nice and planned on changing the cables (never did). Truck was fine through the winter/ snow and ice. First 70 degree day this year, I made a trash run, hit a bump and it shut right down. Lights were dim, buzzer slack. Twisted a cable and it almost started. Cleaned terminals and got it started. Theory I have is that higher temps mean more resistance(and more corrosion) and make for a poor ground.
1970 Plymouth Barracuda
1994 Ram 1500 4x4 5.2L
2004 Ram 1500 4x4 5.7L Quad Cab
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Re: 99 Dodge 1500 ram problem, Needing help
[Re: 71yelladustr]
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04/10/14 08:06 PM
04/10/14 08:06 PM
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Joined: May 2003
Posts: 3,087 N.W. Florida
Fat_Mike
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Sounds like he has lost power to the power distribution center out under the hood.
You know that big black box under the hood, driver's side? Disconnect the battery cable. Then, open the lid to that box, disconnect the main positive cable, clean, reconnect and see what happens. Probably all it is. The problem is that the bolt that holds that cable is designed kinda like a modern gas cap. It only get so tight, then clicks.
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