1998 Dodge Ram 1500 5.9L won't start

Asked by Dboyles13 Aug 07, 2017 at 09:53 AM about the 1998 Dodge RAM 1500

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

Checked the coil, it's good, good fuel pressure, new
smashaft sensor, ignition switch, has pump, new
spark plugs, fuses are good, new battery, new oil,
won't start up. It wants to turn over but just doesn't
start.

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Chris answered 7 years ago

I had this problem, took it to a mechanic and after a wrk they found it was a bad distributor. Pull it and if there's any movement replace it.

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