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Wont start for awhile then will

Somedays it starts then it won't. i have to pump the hell out of it. hold the gas down. keep a battery charger on it. keep the key turned for about 2min or longer then normal. most of time it will start this way but not always. this take about an hr if it starts. then it will start normal for the next few starts or so then i have to go through the same proscess again. have changed the router & distributer cap

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  • paul_fenter Apr 10, 2009

    2000 Dodge Ram 1500- Usually runs fine with a minimal of bog down on acceleration. Occasionally, when I try to start after truck has been sitting for a few hours, it gives rhythmic whining like it can't get air or fuel. It sounds like it's on the verge of starting, but it never does. It has done this twice in the past. After letting it sit for a while after trying, it has started those two occasions. Please help with a diagnosis.

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This veh is a fuel injected veh,you should not have to pump it to start that is done and controled by the computer,you sound like you have a fuel issue,might be bad pump bleeding off after you shut down ,could be a bad fuel regulator.

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