# 92 Dodge Ram van starting issues

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/92-dodge-ram-van-starting-issues/120867>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** dodge, ramwagon\
**Created:** [July 12, 2018, 6:56am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/92-dodge-ram-van-starting-issues/120867 "2018-07-12T06:56:55Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![VanlifeJon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b9bd4f/32.png) [@VanlifeJon](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VanlifeJon)\
**Post date:** [July 12, 2018, 6:56am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/92-dodge-ram-van-starting-issues/120867/1 "2018-07-12T06:56:55Z")

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Hey everyone I have minimal mechanical experience First post here (and on any car forum actually) usually able to find answers with a google search, but anyways let’s give this a shot.

So today I was doing unrelated maintenance on my 1992 Dodge Ram van b250 which led me to disconnect my battery for 5 minutes, reconnected it started the engine, everything was fine, I turned the engine off, 2 minutes later tried to turn it back on, and all I hear is a faint click coming from around the ignition, it’s not a loud click like the starter engaging, the starter made no noise at all, being naive and impulsive I went ahead and replaced the starter, same results, I thought maybe it was the park/neutral safety switch that went out, replaced that, same result.  
Right now I’m assuming it’s either the ignition switch, or bad connection  
Also first thing I tried was having my neighbor give me a jump, didn’t work so I took her battery out and hooked it up to mine, and same result.  
Later realized her engine is a bit smaller than mine, not by much but didn’t think that would make a huge difference because it didn’t crank over at all

If anyone has any idea of what it might be, or know what I should try next, send me in any direction  
Any help is much appreciated  
Thank you!

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**Author:** ![COROLLAGUY1](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/corollaguy1/32/7575_2.png) [@COROLLAGUY1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/COROLLAGUY1)\
**Post date:** [July 12, 2018, 10:05am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/92-dodge-ram-van-starting-issues/120867/2 "2018-07-12T10:05:46Z")

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> [@VanlifeJon](#):
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> I went ahead and replaced the starter

You need to take your meter out and start troubleshooting.

> **[Symptoms of a Bad or Failing Battery Cable | YourMechanic Advice](https://www.yourmechanic.com/article/symptoms-of-a-bad-or-failing-battery-cable)**
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> If you experience problems starting and powering the car or find corrosion on the battery terminals, you may need to replace a battery cable.

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**Author:** ![BillRussell](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/billrussell/32/3179_2.png) [@BillRussell](https://community.cartalk.com/u/BillRussell)\
**Post date:** [July 12, 2018, 10:27am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/92-dodge-ram-van-starting-issues/120867/3 "2018-07-12T10:27:47Z")

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> [@VanlifeJon](#):
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> Also first thing I tried was having my neighbor give me a jump, didn’t work so I took her battery out and hooked it up to mine, and same result.

If I were your neighbor, I would run when I saw you coming. You removed her battery for no reason and risked damage to her car.

Stop throwing parts and making guesses, as the other poster says, get a meter and do some testing. Or get it towed to a mechanic.