I have a 1997 dodge ram 1500 with 5.2 V8. On my way home it died on the highway and would not start. after replacing the ignition fuse under the hood, i tried again. it blew the fuse as soon as i turned the ignition to "on". where do i go from here?

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I have a 1997 dodge ram 1500 with 5.2 V8. On my way home it died on the highway and would not start. after replacing the ignition fuse under the hood, i tried again. it blew the fuse as soon as i turned the ignition to "on". where do i go from here?

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The ignitioin module may be bad blowing the fuse under the hood, or there is a crossed wire somewhere under the hood.

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