1999 Dodge Ram 1500 5.2 Issue

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CrackerJack

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Ram Year
1999
Engine
V8 5.2
So about two days ago I was driving my truck to work, I was at a stop light and I noticed my A/C wasn't blowing as hard and out of my front vents in the dash but they were blowing on the top of the vents in the dash so first I thought oh my A/C blew out because it seemed the car was still on and working.. so then the light turned green and I tried to hit the gas, nothing car didn't move.. Tried switching gears, nothing, tried taking key out and starting it back again, nothing wouldn't even turn, so I sat until help arrived. funny thing is I never heard it turn off. No noise no movement or anything! so we tried jumping it and it would take awhile to crank you'd have to hold the key in for a pretty good 7-10 seconds for it to even catch and turn over to start my car, we made a plan to get it home so I put it in reverse from the parking lot I was in and tried to go hit the gas, it went but then conked out on me before I could get out of the parking lot, brought the car back tried it again, jumped did the same 7-10 seconds and it would never start first try. so then we drove it around the bank a few times worked fine didn't conk out, then as soon as we try to go on the road I'm in the middle lane and bam conks out again.. it idles fine and can run like a champ but it's only when you start driving it is when it gets weak and conks out on you. so I'm wondering what kind of problem this could be, when it conks out it makes a click noise underneath the car and then one time we started the engine the clicking came from the engine or hood area so I'm just a lose for what this could be, any ideas?
 

Joe w.

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Ram Year
1999
Engine
318 5.2l
Clicking maybe coming from the computer I had one go out in a old car I used to have it would idle but when I would give it gas it would just die and computer would start clicking. It eventually got to where it wouldn't start. I hope this isn't your problem
 
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