DG1959
Junior Member
Hello Everyone, I just got a 1997 Ram 1500 5.9 Club Cab Sport that needs a lot of help.
Background info: It has a new motor and transmission with about 18k miles on them. The truck runs and is drivable but the interior is a disaster. The front seats have been replaced with incompatible bucket seats, the center console doesn’t really fit and is not bolted down, and neither seat leans forward enough to get in the back seat. The overhead map light console is missing. The dash has been torn apart, the previous owner wanted to put in a wood dash. The instrument cluster (minus the gear indicator) and climate control (minus the knobs) are present. All the gauges except temp appear to be working. The driver side mirror is missing the glass and the passenger side mirror doesn’t stay in position.
I’ve already ordered the top dash and bezel. Working on getting the rest of the dash items (everything right of the climate control).
First order of business: I discovered the OBD2 connector doesn’t have power and emissions is required in order to register. The fuse is good. I got a “Chilton” manual but it doesn’t have a lot on troubleshooting the OBD2 that I could find. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
Background info: It has a new motor and transmission with about 18k miles on them. The truck runs and is drivable but the interior is a disaster. The front seats have been replaced with incompatible bucket seats, the center console doesn’t really fit and is not bolted down, and neither seat leans forward enough to get in the back seat. The overhead map light console is missing. The dash has been torn apart, the previous owner wanted to put in a wood dash. The instrument cluster (minus the gear indicator) and climate control (minus the knobs) are present. All the gauges except temp appear to be working. The driver side mirror is missing the glass and the passenger side mirror doesn’t stay in position.
I’ve already ordered the top dash and bezel. Working on getting the rest of the dash items (everything right of the climate control).
First order of business: I discovered the OBD2 connector doesn’t have power and emissions is required in order to register. The fuse is good. I got a “Chilton” manual but it doesn’t have a lot on troubleshooting the OBD2 that I could find. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
