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From : Annonymous

Q: luckydog691963@yahoo.com wrote i have a dodge ram 1986 5 speed. my truck was running great an hour latter i went out to go somewhere and it would not start .it will turn over and run if i hold the key on .i was told it was the voltage regulater but i have replaced it.any ideas to what the problem is would be great .dead in the water doug. sounds like a problem in the ignition bypass circuit. take a look at the wiring at the starter and see if one is broken or disconnected. it runs when you have the key in the start position it allows full power to the coil and it will run. could also be a burned out ballast resistor element. the external version is a ceramic unit usually bolted to the firewall and one wire will connect to the + side of the coil. it may also have a resistance wire inline. it will be between the + side of the coil and the ignition switch. it gets bypassed when you turn the key. if you cannot find it inline you could make a new circuit by using an external resistor and connecting it to a 12 volt switched source. -- steve w. .

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From : steve w

on fri 12 oct 2007 071113 -0400 napalmheart wrote on thu 11 oct 2007 200330 -0400 napalmheart wrote started getting some rod clatter and the oil pressure goes to near 0 at idle. approx. 202500 miles on it. 3.9 v-6 auto trans. ok i followed the instructions in the manual that ive got. even with the engine lifted as high as i can get it and the transmission mount unbolted i cant get enough room to get the oil pan out. any ideas on how i can get the pan off w/o pulling the engine thanks ken is this a 2wd dakota if so i have never been able to remove the pan fully without removing the engine. i dont care what the dodge service manual says it cant be done no-one in any of the dodge shops i ever worked in was able to do it. that being said you can drop the pan far enough to reach in whipe the gunk/sludge out of the bottom of the pan and be able to replace the oil pump. its not fun but doable. -- chris 05 ctd 06 liberty crd it is a 2wd. i was thinking about separating the transmission and engine then lifting the engine just enough more to get the pan off. i want to get a better look at whats in there than i would be able to with the pan still on it. thanks for the reply. ken if your going to separate the engine and trans its just a couple more plugs and hoses then the engine is totally out and much easier to work with. if your going that far you may as well pull her all the way out and hang it on a stand. much safer than hanging from the crane i had one fall on my left hand because of a crane failure its not pleasant and id hate to hear about it happening to you i was lucky it didnt totally destroy my hand but i still have pain 10 years later. -- chris 05 ctd 06 liberty crd .