2007 Dodge Ram 2500 5.9L Cummins
 

Hey everyone,


Just made an account here but I have lurked this site for quite some time.






Year of truck: 2007

Motor: 5.9L Cummins

Mods: None.

Anything you've done recently: My truck was recently in a bad front end collision. During the collision it was running until it lost all the anti-freeze and then was shut down. (My (old) friend who I let borrow my truck was drunk and doesn't remember if he turned it off or it shut down on its own for protection. Anyways, it went to the body shop, the motor was removed to straighten the frame, motor was re-installed, completely new front end, looks brand new.


Problem: The truck will not start, no power to the key unless I have a charger on. I removed the batteries, charged and load tested, and they are fine. Reinstalled batteries, charged 100%, left overnight and dead in morning. I noticed that as soon as I connected the terminals my grid heater relay clicked on. I removed all the wires going to it and tried charging the batteries again. Same issue in the morning. Im not sure if this is part of the issue but as soon as I turn the key I hear the fuel pump running, which I'm sure its supposed too, right? I have an Edge Insight I previously used in the truck to read codes, it always worked fine, but now it gives me an error and is unable to read the codes. I tried a different cheaper code reader and it also gets an error when trying to retrieve the codes. I tried jumping the starter, there is power there but does not turn over. I'm wondering if there was some wires hooked up incorrectly upon re-assembling the front end? The truck has also sat for about 6 months. I changed the oil and filter, no filings or anything leading me to believe the motor is blown. Its full of coolant.

How is the truck primarily used: Its just a work truck, daily driver, doesn't pull anything but I have a 450L Slip tank but that's it.

If you have any questions just ask. I really need my truck running. I have a shop and all the tools I need. Except any brand specific tools.


Thanks guys!

def. sounds electrical...get a wire diragram of ur trk and start tracing wires out...scott:humm:

Any updates?
Did the truck ever run after the accident repair work was done?
The grid heater should definitely not be coming on unless the key is on.
The batteries would be a #1 suspect, wouldn't hurt to double check and make sure the load test equipment is in good shape. The reason is the impact usually jars loose plates or debris and causes dead cells.
Second if you are seeing battery discharge through consumers like grid heaters and fuel pumps while the ignition key is off that's a big problem and would look into whether the ignition switch/wiring got damaged during the impact.