1987 Dodge Ram engine wont start and have all four of the t

1987 DODGE RAM
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DANIEL_MAUKO
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1987 Dodge Ram 6 cyl Two Wheel Drive Manual 0

i have compresssion have spark have gas and timing is dead on it keeps spinning over but it wont start i just rebuilt the engine and i know a good bit bout them and ive never had this problem b4 its a slant 6 with 0 miles on it. plase help me asap i need this as soon as possible
Jan 5, 2010 at 11:03 AM
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JACOBANDNICKOLAS
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If you have compression, timing correct, spark, and fuel, it has to run. Something is wrong with one of them. Will it start with starting fluid?
Jan 8, 2010 at 3:25 PM
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YARDJOCKEY51
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first n probablt cheapest check the ballast resisitor then the coil and last the module in the distributor as maybe one or the other has failed.also check to be sure a ll conatcts are c lean especially around the battery dodge had a problem with battery acid getting into termials. i am have similar problem as mine starts and shuts down a sif it has a vallet switch or someone said auto shut down relay altho no luck with mine either good luck
Jan 20, 2010 at 7:25 PM
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