Need a AO gear head .... again

[Swampy]

Hey AO

I need a help with my crappy old dodge. Every time it rains, or I don't use it for a few days it doesn't want to start till it ether dries out or I flood it a few times. Any reason its doing this?

Specs
94 dodge ram 1500 pick up
5.9L 360.
has 167K pushing 168K miles on her.

[Madmarx]

Try a new distibutor and plug wires.

[rkjunior303]

or the coil.

i got given an a hyundai in high school because it wouldn't start every time it rained. turned out the wire going to the coil had a bare connector on it, so every time it got wet it shorted. i replaced the wires and coil and it ran fine until i got rid of it.

[Dend78]

get a chevy problem solved :rofl:

yeah what they said, thats all electrical there, first guess though would be the distrib/wires/plugs, after that if its still an issue go for the coil good luck with it

[druid]

also look for condensation in the computer box. It may need a new seal installed after being completely dried out.

[Lohman446]

1) Diagnose your problem, don't guess.

"Wet" related problems are generally ignition. Pull a plug, reattach to wire, hold with set of insulated pliers. Have someone crank engine. Do you have spark? At the same time watch underhood, does spark jump from one wire to the other?

[Dend78]

1)hold with set of insulated pliers

sounds like an experienced person :rofl: that lil jolt will make ya jump every time

[pepple84]

aw come on, it's only 12 volts [/sarcasm]

[Swampy]

Don't think it's the coil, had to replace that last year.

Thanks guys I'll give it a try when my buddy comes over tonight.

get a chevy problem solved

I'd rather drive a Kia then a chevy/gmc.

[MANN]

I'd rather drive a Kia then a chevy/gmc.

:rofl: better get use to working on your dodge or shopping for a kia.

Let us know if that fixes it. My brother is a "Dodge Man" and Ill call him if you need more help.

[Dend78]

I'd rather drive a Kia then a chevy/gmc.

i guess you are just wanting to learn how to work on automobiles :spit_take

[Swampy]

well took out a plug I got spark but the end was charred and the gap was about a mile wide. So put in new plugs and wires. It was turning over and started to chug like it wanted to go but just wouldn't fire. Well the tinkering neighbor came over, said I need a new distibutor or cap and rotor. He was telling me that moisture got in there messed it all up, has been raining since saturday plus the humity.

[Dend78]

sucky sucky, its chevy time

just playin, i wish ya luck, ebay is a good spot to find one of those for a fair price

[bornl33t]

Let me fill ya in on why this thread is ironic.

So, I'm not a brand loyal guy, but my first 2 cars were mustangs. I went to jeep after that. And now own a 03 3/4 ton chevy.

One mustang had 130k miles on it when I got tired of replacing the rear diff cause it was a chronic breaker. BUT it lasted 90k miles before having this problem. The second Mustang was great! But I sold it for something smarter.
The jeep was a 98 Cherokee and I put 40k miles on it before I sold it to my brother who hasn't washed it in 4 years and added another 40k for a total of 140k miles and the only part on it that went bad was a heater coil.

Now, I bought this chevy right and it's COOL! I mean it's stock, no lift or other wise fancy stuff and I got it with 16000 miles on it. Great deal, until 2000 miles later the transmission quits shifting and it's towed to be worked on, under warranty thankfully. About a week later I go to set a loaded tool box in the bed and BOTH tailgate cables snap leaving a nice crease accost the tail gate. Warranty doesn't cover body damage....piss.
It's now got 45k miles on it, the transmission seems to work most of the time, sometimes I just turn the truck off and back on and that fixes the random shifting, the engine is knocking at idle and I still have a crease in the tail gate.....but it's still COOL.

Anything>chevy this includes the pinto.

[PyRo]

Now, I bought this chevy right and it's COOL! I mean it's stock, no lift or other wise fancy stuff and I got it with 16000 miles on it. Great deal, until 2000 miles later the transmission quits shifting and it's towed to be worked on, under warranty thankfully. About a week later I go to set a loaded tool box in the bed and BOTH tailgate cables snap leaving a nice crease accost the tail gate. Warranty doesn't cover body damage....piss.
It's now got 45k miles on it, the transmission seems to work most of the time, sometimes I just turn the truck off and back on and that fixes the random shifting, the engine is knocking at idle and I still have a crease in the tail gate.....but it's still COOL.

Anything>chevy this includes the pinto.

My 91 Chevy K2500 has almost 200,000 miles on it and it's still going strong, the only expensive repairs have been a clutch and tires, the original drive train is still going. It was used by a machine shop before me so it was driven by people who didn't care about the truck and many of those miles are local/loaded miles. My fathers 2000 Silverado has 120k on it and hasn't needed any major repairs either his tailgate cables snapped too though. He uses it for work and tows his boat around with it. It seems no matter what company you go with it's like playing the lottery hoping you didn't get the last truck off the line on a Friday night.

I would have pushed them to fix the body damage caused by the cables breaking. It probably would have taken a bit of fighting but they do have to cover it as long as it happened before you received a recall notice.