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Help!!
ok i know this isnt a ford but if anyone can help id love it....
I have a 85 Ram 250 with the 318...she wont start up...
It sounded like it wasnt getting a spark so i threw a new ignition coil on her, and...nothing
got a new coil wire....nothing
so i took a look at the plugs they were completely shot...i grabbed some new plugs and threw em on....sound like she wanted to go but....nothing
i took the distributor cap off, looked ok....
it almost sounds like its not getting fuel but ive poured gas in the carb and she still wont go, not even with start fluid...
my next guess is ignition module?
any help would be great...she is currently parked in a buddy's driveway and his parents don't think she is too pretty lol...
I have a 85 Ram 250 with the 318...she wont start up...
It sounded like it wasnt getting a spark so i threw a new ignition coil on her, and...nothing
got a new coil wire....nothing
so i took a look at the plugs they were completely shot...i grabbed some new plugs and threw em on....sound like she wanted to go but....nothing
i took the distributor cap off, looked ok....
it almost sounds like its not getting fuel but ive poured gas in the carb and she still wont go, not even with start fluid...
my next guess is ignition module?
any help would be great...she is currently parked in a buddy's driveway and his parents don't think she is too pretty lol...
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no idea man, hard to diagnose w/out being there...did you pour the gas in while trying to crank it?
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It is probably the ignition module. They are notorious for suddenly going out. I have had about 15 Mopar vehicles in the past, so i am speaking from experience. Look for signs of the wax coating melting off the back of the module. Thoroughly clean the mounting surface of melted wax before installing the new module.
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thanks alot man...i planned on picking one up in the morning...ill post back on here and tell you what happens...i was working on that truck for about 5 hours in his driveway while he wasnt even home today lol...2moro ill be taking a lot more tools lol...well cross your fingers ill let you now how it goes
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If you swap the module and it still doesn't start, you might want to try a new cap/rotor anyway. I had an 80 Dodge with the 318 that would occasionally not start. Everything looked good. I pulled a plug and checked for spark and I saw a spark so assumed it was good. After 2 days of fiddling with it I bought an in-line spark checker. I had an occasional spark, sometimes it was there and then it would just disappear. I put a new cap and rotor on and never had another problem after that.
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Yes i checked for spark...om getting spark through the coil but dont know how far past that...ive changed the ballast resistor, some radio frequency thing, and tried a bunch of stuff...im thining it is either
1# Fuse ( these trucks dont have normal ones they are like wire fuse's and hard to find)
2# rotor button/ distributor...
3# some spark controler or something like that(my good friend at the part store said can only get at dealership for around 400$)
if it is the last one i wont be fixing it lol...ill be selling it to my friend at the part store for a decent price of around 200$
1# Fuse ( these trucks dont have normal ones they are like wire fuse's and hard to find)
2# rotor button/ distributor...
3# some spark controler or something like that(my good friend at the part store said can only get at dealership for around 400$)
if it is the last one i wont be fixing it lol...ill be selling it to my friend at the part store for a decent price of around 200$