Will not start

Tiny
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  • 2003 DODGE VAN
  • 5.2L
  • V8
  • 2WD
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  • 108,000 MILES
Started sputtering and backfiring, anything more than a feather touch of the throttle would make it bog down and backfire. Now it will not start. Codes are attached in the picture.
Sunday, December 17th, 2017 AT 12:57 PM

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Tiny
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Good afternoon my name is Roy and I will assist.

The first thing I would do is check the fuel pressure. Need to be sure the correct amount of fuel is being delivered. That would account for the miss fire codes and the bogging out.

Roy
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Sunday, December 17th, 2017 AT 3:16 PM
Tiny
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Thanks Roy, I tested the fuel pressure and it's OK. Goes to 44 and then drops to 30 after 15 minutes. What should I check next? Thanks.
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Tuesday, December 26th, 2017 AT 9:55 AM
Tiny
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Ok, The pressure is very low. It is way low.

The spec is 49 lbs. Chart attached.

You need to start with replacing the fuel pump.

Roy
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Tuesday, December 26th, 2017 AT 5:44 PM
Tiny
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Got some new info today. It wouldn't start while in my driveway so I had it towed to a shop to replace the fuel pump because I couldn't drop the tank at home. It started fine at the shop and the fuel pressure measured at 49-52. He determined it has a exhaust leak at the manifold pipe connection and he says that makes it run rich and is causing the backfiring and bogging down. He was afraid to do the exhaust job because he says the bolts will break off and he didn't want to deal with it. It made me think that maybe it wouldn't start because it was on a slight incline in my driveway but he didn't have anything to say about that. I took it home an backed into the driveway and it started fine. I then took it to a bigger shop and parked it on a slight incline nose first. When they went to move it around back it wouldn't start again. I told them to let it roll to flat and it started. They are going to fix the exhaust leak but I'd like to try to fix whatever is making it not start while the nose is elevated. Do you have any thoughts on this? Thanks.
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Saturday, January 6th, 2018 AT 5:35 PM
Tiny
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Therd are baffles in the fuel tank that may have broken. The tank should be dropped and inspected.
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Saturday, January 6th, 2018 AT 5:39 PM
Tiny
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FYI It was the ignition coil.
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Monday, January 22nd, 2018 AT 5:30 AM
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Nice work, we are here to help, please use 2CarPros anytime.

Cheers, Ken
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Wednesday, January 24th, 2018 AT 2:31 PM

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