# 2001 Dodge Ram 1500 engine cuts out in rain or snow **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** ram1500, dodge\ **Created:** [April 3, 2018, 2:29am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2001-dodge-ram-1500-engine-cuts-out-in-rain-or-snow/114918 "2018-04-03T02:29:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Greg04](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/977dab/32.png) [@Greg04](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Greg04)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2018, 2:29am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2001-dodge-ram-1500-engine-cuts-out-in-rain-or-snow/114918/1 "2018-04-03T02:29:06Z")
2001 Dodge Ram 1500 truck 5.9L with a K&N air filter. While plowing in winter or in a heavy rain, engine will begin to cut out and will stall. Leaving it inoperable, and will not restart. Related to heavy water or snow. Solution: get out and disconnect the battery. Count to 3, reconnect and it starts like a champ and goes until another water related event hits it. What’s my problem? Do I have a MAP sensor bad? I could not find a MAF sensor on the air intake. I put a water proof sleeve on the K&N filter to prevent water in the intake, but I’m not convinced that’s the problem. ---
**Author:** ![oldtimer-11](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e79b87/32.png) [@oldtimer-11](https://community.cartalk.com/u/oldtimer-11)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2018, 5:40am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2001-dodge-ram-1500-engine-cuts-out-in-rain-or-snow/114918/2 "2018-04-03T05:40:46Z")
Has it stalled after you put the sleeve on? And doesn’t putting that sleeve on negate the supposed benefits of a performance intake? ---
**Author:** ![Mustangman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mustangman/32/44130_2.png) [@Mustangman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mustangman)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2018, 12:25pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2001-dodge-ram-1500-engine-cuts-out-in-rain-or-snow/114918/3 "2018-04-03T12:25:02Z")
Is the check engine light on? If it is, go have the codes pulled up and post back. If not, you might want to buy a cheap code reader to see if one is getting set when the truck stalls. Disconnecting the battery seems to be clearing something you really want to know. ---
**Author:** ![NYBo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/nybo/32/17281_2.png) [@NYBo](https://community.cartalk.com/u/NYBo)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2018, 3:18pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2001-dodge-ram-1500-engine-cuts-out-in-rain-or-snow/114918/4 "2018-04-03T15:18:26Z")
Your distributor is back near the firewall, and if the hood seal is missing or damaged, water can get on it.