Car not starting or turning over indicates towards multiple possibilities. It can be issue with battery or weak battery. But if battery checks out ok, then it can be starter issue or faulty alternator
but it seems to be yellow instead of blue. It's misfiring. Replace spark plugs and plug wires. Ram or Dakota and Engine size ? May be a power or ground issue to the ignition system causing weak spark
...spark plugs but , the truck will not start and battery gets weak. check your ground wires. its quite common that they rust off and then that causes a no start. check along the frame by the battery, ...
car is past due for a tune up, it may be smart to go ahead and start with spark plugs and spark plug wires and go from there. The most common misfire causes on the cars I've worked on have been: Spark
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...is older first. If the battery is new, then I would be looking at how fast it cranks over, and looking at spark. It should be yellow, not orange. Orange indicates weak spark. Could be the key
weak or missing spark (ignition module, coil or distributor), leaky fuel injector or other mixture problem (also check air filter). No unusual odor, but noticeable gap in exhaust flow rhythm - clogged
...Weak spark Rich Air/Fuel mixIf your vehicle has OBD (On Board Diagnostics), you can narrow down the problem by checking for trouble codes. To do this manually, get a pad, a pen, your keys and get in ...
...car (elect)? the PCM is just a computer s, and as such all puters, make errors if the inputs are wrong,or the output actuators are stuck (bad) THIS PCM now has the TCM on board, the tranny brain is ...
but very weak spark at the plugs.Fuel pressure is good and no codes in the computer? If you have a strong spark at the coil and plugs are not then it sounds like plug wires. They can degrade over time
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