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1997 dodge ram won't start. My fuel pump does not
First check any ignition/fuel related fuses. Check to make sure you have 12 volts coming into the pump and coil. If nothing to the fuel pump replace the fuel pump relay - if you do have power to the fuel pump then replace the pump. If nothing is coming to the coil it is either an ignition relay or a wiring issue. If you have 12 volts to the coil but no spark then replace the coil.
Also the fuel pump/relay would not kill the coil.
Dodge ram shakes at 50 mph
I have a 97 ram 1500 with the same thing 45-50 OD kicks in and it would start bucking unless you turned off the overdrive and for me the problem was powerloss due to the injecters, i pulled them off and 2 were 100% clogged. if you clean your injecters be sure to sprey from the bottom to blow out the dirt/rust out of the top to be sure you are not just jamming everything further into the injecters, every easy fix took me a lil over a hour 4 bolts hold the injecter rail in and each injecter has a clip that holds them in after you remove the click carefuly turn the injecter side to side while pulling on them to remove from the fuel rail,then use a pick to pull out the large amout of dirt/rust out of the top of the injecters then you will need to use something to get power to the injecter to open it up, i took 2 pieces of wire with flat ends on then pluged the wires into the injecter the hooked the other side of the wire to the battery, if you do not hear a click sound when u hook to the battery then the injecter is bad, after you hear the click use a cleanning spay and spray from the bottom of the injecter so that the spray comes out the top, after all injecters are clean put them back on the motor, just to be sure all the rubber bushing are on the injecters there are 2 on each injecter 1top 1 bottom, i used a light amount of lube on the rubber seals to put them back in.took it for a test drive and had twice the power and the bucking had stopped.
I hope this helps.
Stalled and wont start
Use a bottle of yellow HEET dry gas to remove any moisture problem in the fuel.
Clean / replace air filter.
Check ATF at level ground. Top off to MAX level.
Use starting fluid to aid starting.
Have a code for 97 dodge 1500 5.2 code is p0441
97 Dodges have a known issue of the EVAP canister failing. The carbon granules end up clogging the vacuum lines all the way up the purge valve. Inspect the vacuum lines at the purge valve, if carbon granules are seen, then the evap canister must be replaced. Then the vacuum lines will need to be blown clean/clear with compressed air. Also then, the purge valve must be replaced or at least disassembled and clean the valve seats under the diaphragm. The top of the valve can be removed to do this. The Evap canister on these model years is mounted horizontally on the frame rail, driver's side rear of the driver's seated position. I have first hand experience with this failure with a 97 Dodge Ram 4x4 5.9L.
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