ok got my truck running today but with the ignition switch to start nothing happens. check some stuff out, the starter relay has controll voltage it clicks. there is no power going to the starter controll wire, the power isnt at the relay for the starter controll wire either??? have to start truck with a peice of wire from the slot on the relay to the battery.

 

pull the cover off the column, i would make sure you have power at the ignition switch itself.

 

If you got voltage at the inginition switch i would check the park safety switch.

 

yep thats where im going to check next the park/neutral saftey switch. ignition switch got voltage. im gonna do a little research tomorrow to find out which un is that saftey switch and check it out. ford is on the trans linkage dunno where it is on the dodge.

 

I've troubleshot this on my 97 and on 98 but not sure if it's the same on yours. The following analysis is true on the 98-97 12v. I don't know if it's the same on yours but someone will correct me if I'm wrong.

Here is a thread with schematics and lots of troubleshooting I provided (my user name is dave m on TDR):

http://www.turbodieselregister.com/f...-no-start.html

The power to energize the starter relay (Pin 86 of the starter relay) in the PDC comes from the ignition switch thru the Park/neutral switch to energize the starter relay as long as pin 85 of the relay is GND. Pin 30 of the relay has 12v from fuse#2 in PDC. When the relay is energized it ouputs 12v on pin 87 of the starter relay on a BRN wire and goes to the starter solenoid on the starter.

If you don't have 12v at pin 86 of the starter relay in PDC it is due to bad wiring or connections or bad ignition switch or Neutral/safety switch. Due to the tilt steering wheel there could be chaffed wires in the steering column from the ignition switch.

Dave

 

If the contacts in the starter solenoid or the brushes in the starter are worn. the starter wont work and the solenoid wont click due to the ground circuit is through the starter brushes. there is a heavy duty repair kit available here

http://www.fostertruck.com/dodge/default.htm

I would check for voltage at the starter solenoid wire at the starter with the key turned to the start position and if voltage repair above and if not put the truck in neutral and try again as its probably the neutral safety switch. as they will usually go out in the park position first and still work in neutral.

I hope this helps

My started doing the same thing a while back