[tani1500]

:banghead: Well the past 4 days ive had my 01 apart trying to fix my leaking tappet cover gasket. get it all back together and everythings all done hook up the batterys and go to start it and the dash is freaking out and the odometer says no bus! sdjkhscj;dslkcbndfl FALK MY LIFE!!!! :buttkick: i checked all the grounds, fuses, connections. and nothing changes... now get this. so i know it has codes so i pull the smarty out from under the back seat. plug it in and its showing a code for no com to injection pump... but heres the freaky thing. i clear the codes and it starts and works fine. the moment i unplug the smarty the truck dies and the cluster starts freaking out and the lift pump wont stop running. its like using the smarty as a computer?!?!!?! anyone have any clue wtf is going on? i know when i took the computer off the block i bent it over to get it out of the way but maybe i broke a wire? some please help me get this figured out im going on day 5 of a very busy week with no truck!

 

[pepsi71ocean]

Is your truck charging via the alternator?

Can i have the error code? it might be worth looking here for the wiring diagram.

http://articles.mopar1973man.com/2n...odge-ram-turbo-cummins-24-valve-engine-wiring

You say you were messing around with the valve cover correct? Did you check the two plugs above the valve cover on the fire wall?

If not then its time to pull out the wiring diagram.


I went through this and it sucks, but for me it was a missing power lead, go figure.

 

[RAMmins12]

after i put the new cab on my truck (rust is my biggest pet peeve) and got everything hooked back up, went to start it and it threw a "NO BUS" in the odometer and the dash lit up like a christmas tree. my first thought was a ground issue, so i went thru the whole truck and checked all connections. still nothing. so i unhooked both batteries, threw them on the charger, hooked them back up the next day, cycled the key a few times and it started right up, no issues to this day. moral of the story is that it was a combo of low batteries, corroded terminals and loose battery cables. try this before you jump to any hasty conclusions, chances are its something stupid. just my $.02

 

[FlatBlue2001]

Check the connections next to the batteries....2 plugs on passanger side by the battery....I had that connection come undone when I was doing some work on my truck.....swear up and down I didn't unplug it but it was

 

[pepsi71ocean]

i cleaned all of my grounds, but im thinking that if we can get him to give us the error code then i can look at the wiring diagram ad we can then check the wires going back and fourth.

But like everything else, its usually a wire not hooked back up...

Maybe the engine ground came loose?

 

[tani1500]

thanks guys i figured it out it was actually one of the ground wires on the passengerside terminal fell of and was down in the loom so i couldnt see it arty018:

 

[RAMmins12]

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