I have a 1997 Dodge Ram.recently I've had problems with the 40 amp fuse in the box under the hood (IGN/RUN) blowing out and truck will not start. after awhile it will start (AFTER TAKING CAP OFF THE FUSE AND MANGLING WITH THE BRIDGE) is this a short and how to go about tracing it?

Asked by DWNTWN May 10, 2014 at 12:14 PM about the 1997 Dodge RAM 1500

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

DWNTWN answered 10 years ago

WEELL,WELL, WELL!!! Found out the problem!!! My (STARTER RELAY) was not pushed all the way down. once I did that ,the truck crankede. Some of these problems are simple to fix. NOTE: ALWAYS MAKE SURE YOUR RELAYS AND FUSES ARE PUHED ALL THE WAY IN. AND CHECK TO SEE IF ANY ARE BLOWN!!!

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DWNTWN answered 10 years ago

OOPS!! cranked

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DWNTWN answered 10 years ago

OOPS!!! pushed in

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I have a 1997 Dodge Ram.recently I've had problems with the 40 amp fuse in the box under the hood (IGN/RUN) blowing out and truck will not start. after awhile it will start (AFTER TAKING CAP OFF THE FUSE AND MANGLING WITH THE BRIDGE) is this a short and how to go about tracing it?

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I have a 1997 Dodge Ram.recently I've had problems with the 40 amp fuse in the box under the hood (IGN/RUN) blowing out and truck will not start. after awhile it will start (AFTER TAKING CAP OFF THE FUSE AND MANGLING WITH THE BRIDGE) is this a short and how to go about tracing it?

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