1986 Dodge Ram 6 cyl Two Wheel Drive Automatic
My truck has been running rough recently and would sputter when I made left turns and had no power going up hills. Then I found that the manifold bolts were loose. I tightened them and the truck started stumbling. It sounded like an ignition/electrical problem, so I gave the truck a tune up. I put in new spark plugs, new plug wires, new distributor cap and new rotor button and when I tried to crank the truck it wold turn over but refused to crank. Then I found that I had put the wrong spark plugs in and changed them to the correct spark plugs (also new) and now the truck backfires every time I try to crank it and, again, the engine will turn over but the truck won't crank. I've checked the firing order and my dad has checked the firing order several times and it's correct. We looked at everything under the hood and it all seems to be okay: nothing is leaking, nothing is cracked, etc. But the truck will not crank. Advice?
My truck has been running rough recently and would sputter when I made left turns and had no power going up hills. Then I found that the manifold bolts were loose. I tightened them and the truck started stumbling. It sounded like an ignition/electrical problem, so I gave the truck a tune up. I put in new spark plugs, new plug wires, new distributor cap and new rotor button and when I tried to crank the truck it wold turn over but refused to crank. Then I found that I had put the wrong spark plugs in and changed them to the correct spark plugs (also new) and now the truck backfires every time I try to crank it and, again, the engine will turn over but the truck won't crank. I've checked the firing order and my dad has checked the firing order several times and it's correct. We looked at everything under the hood and it all seems to be okay: nothing is leaking, nothing is cracked, etc. But the truck will not crank. Advice?
Feb 25, 2010 at 8:23 AM