1998 Dodge Ram 1500
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Asked by dteresa65 Dec 30, 2014 at 07:28 PM about the Dodge RAM

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

Truck will not start and when hooked up to the scanner it will not communicate?  On cranking over it does get fuel and spark but won't start.  With no check engine light or codes what could be some possibilities?

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Lance answered 9 years ago

Does the OBD II port have power going to it? There has been a few cases on that year model truck that has issues with that plug under your steering wheel failing to communicate.

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migration_cowdough answered 9 years ago

have u put any aftermarket electronics in it? if so doublecheck the wiring. also check fuse links, ign. control mod. if youve got spark and gas idk why it wont at least try to turn over...

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Milwflathead answered 4 years ago

I have the same problem on my 96 Ram. It spins but won't fire up. The check engine light is not on. If the check engine light does come on it will fire up. But if it is off it will not fire up. I have already replaced the ecm and I've tried 3 different ecm's. None of them would fire the check engine light and none would start the truck. I've been going through the wiring but haven't found anything yet. Anyone have some insight on this?

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