01 RAM 1500 5.9 no spark

Asked by Guru95F3TQ Jan 18, 2021 at 08:49 AM about the 2001 Dodge RAM 1500 ST 4WD

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

Driving and stalled out randomly 167,000
miles on it clean as a whistle had 3 injector
open circuit codes, checked fuel pressure,
good 46 psi, no spark, needed tune up
anyway, did that, plugs wired cap and rotor
everything looked fine, two plugs 7/8 had the
classic my plenum is shitting out so I did a
plenum gasket, got back to the diag for
original issue,
Replaced:
Timing chain (was sloppy)
Plenum seal
Front cover seal
Plugs wires cap an rotor
Ignition coil

Used test light at ignition coil an have No
spark, bout to check the crank sensor can't
get the damn thing out any advice?

3 Answers

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Battery has a full charge and connections all good? Did you check primary voltage at ignition coil, dark green wire with orange tracer. Engine cranking, that wire should be hot. I believe voltage for your fuel injectors, same colored wire. If you have problem with fuel injectors, did you get it straightened out? Your asd relay supplies voltage to several systems. Some of these, the computer has to see both the cam and crank sensor signals or it won't ground the asd relay. as far as removing crank sensor, I don't know any tricks. They give me problems, also, sometimes.

checked the wire on the ignition coil connector I didn't have anyone here to help so I videod the reading with my phone at key on there is 12v at that GREEN w/ orange tracer on mine but immediately after key on and cranking it goes down to .2V

Yes battery is good as well as cables,.my power wire on my alternator has a crack in it and it's green but that wouldn't be the problem would it? Even tho it was running fine and the V were 13.5 while driving?

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