1996!!! DODGE RAM 1500 5.9L
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Asked by Michael Jan 19, 2019 at 04:34 AM about the 1996 Dodge RAM 1500 LT RWD

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

Hi.  My name is Michael Stokes.  I work on
cars and trucks in my spare time want to
make a career of it..  I lean new things
everyday..  Love working on vehicles until it
becomes my own lol...  Here is my question.  
I have a 1996 Dodge Ram 1500 5.9L 2WD
extended cab.  I bought it from a lady it
belonged to her late husband that passed
away the truck sat for a couple years I
started it right up after charging the battery
for a few minutes.  Passed emissions got
her tagged and register been driving her for
about a year now started misfireing and
would shut off.  But start right back up.  Had
a code pop up when I got home it shut off
but started back up.  I went ahead and done
a oil change thin tried to chank her up she
wouldn't start checking the code found that
the Cam sensor AND OR crankshaft sensor
was bad.  I replaced the Cam senor and
rotor button code went away but still
wouldn't start.. So I replaced the crankshaft
position sensor still wouldn't start so I pulled
the new crankshaft sensor out and it was
broken already within 5 minutes of replacing
and trying to start her up..  Would it be that I
put it in wrong and it hit the flywheel??? Or
could my flywheel be broken and it caused
my new 100$ waist of a senior to break??  
Please I really need help have to fix my truck
only vehicle I have and have a baby on the
way need to get my wife back and forth to
the doctors and I need to get to work..  
PLEASE LET ME KNOW I AM OUT OF
OPTIONS AND DON'T HAVE THE MONEY
FOR A MECHANIC SHOP THAT SAYS THEY
CAN'T FIX IT AND THEY STILL CHARGED
ME 300 to tow the truck to there shop 200 to
look at it and alot extra that they claimed to
do...  And I had to pay 350 to tow it back
home.. I have spent over 1200 in a month
and could have gotten a new vehicle..  But
that's out of the questions now.  Please
someone help me I don't know what else to
do

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Leroy answered 5 years ago

From picture I don't see how flywheel could of his that area it looks like it broke during installation.the sensor mounting bore is corroded you need to clean out hole good put some grease on sensor sides you should be able to fully install by hand (90% of way )then install and secure bolt/s. It appears to have been forced.lmk

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Michael answered 5 years ago

Hi thanks and yes that's the old sensors that was in it first never took a picture of the new one.. It wasn't forced or anything put it in like I took the old one out. Tried to crank. When it didn't work I took it back out and the metal peace was bent like the old one and the plastic was broken.. I figure something is causing them to do it because both did it after trying to start the truck

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Guru1NZK7 answered 5 years ago

On those sensors there is a round piece of cardboard that goes on the end ,where the magnet is, it's basically a gapper so the sensor won't touch the flywheel, you need to put a little bit of grease on the round piece just so it will stay in place as you put the sensor in the flywheel will knock it off the sensor when you crank it.

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