I was driving the truck last Friday and stopped off for a coffee. I came out and the truck would start and then quit right away. I had it towed home and researched the problem on this site. After I read about the fuel shutoff solenoid, I could keep the truck running by holding the lever up by hand. So I disconnected the sloenoid and could start and stop the engine by manualy mover the fuel pump lever. I can use the truck now but now I don't have any tach, speedo, overdrive and the wait to start light dosn't work anymore. Are these things interconnected somehow? I don't want to spent the $500.00 on a new solenoid only to find out it was something else causing it not to work.
Thanks for all your help
Doug
94 Dodge Ram - Stock- 5.9, 12 valves

 

All the things you mention plus the water in fuel sensor share the same 5 volt output from the PCM.
My bet is that one of the five volt wires is shorting to ground or that you have a bad ground.

 

Okay, i'll check it out tomorrow. Thanks!