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DODGE RAM 1500 1998 2.G Workshop Manual HEADLAMP DIAGNOSIS
CONDITION POSSIBLE CAUSES CORRECTION
HEADLAMPS ARE DIM
WITH ENGINE IDLING
OR IGNITION TURNED
OFF1. Loose or corroded battery
cables.1. Clean and secure battery cable clamps and
post

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DODGE RAM 1500 1998 2.G Workshop Manual CONDITION POSSIBLE CAUSES CORRECTION
HEADLAMPS DO NOT
ILLUMINATE1. No voltage to headlamps. 1. Repair open headlamp circuit, refer to
Electrical, Wiring Information.
2. No ground at headlamps. 2. Repa

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DODGE RAM 1500 1998 2.G Workshop Manual CONDITION POSSIBLE CAUSES CORRECTION
FOG LAMPS ARE DIM
WITH ENGINE
RUNNING ABOVE IDLE1. Charging system output too low. 1. Test and repair charging system. Refer to
Electrical, Charging.
2. Poor light

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DODGE RAM 1500 1998 2.G Workshop Manual (2) Install the lamp back plate onto the tail lamp
unit.
(3) Install the tail lamp unit (Refer to 8 - ELEC-
TRICAL/LAMPS/LIGHTING - EXTERIOR/TAIL
LAMP UNIT - INSTALLATION).
(4) Reconnect the negative

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DODGE RAM 1500 1998 2.G Workshop Manual BRAKE LAMP
REMOVAL
REMOVAL - WITH CARGO BOX
(1) Disconnect and isolate the negative battery
cable.
(2) Remove the tail lamp unit (Refer to 8 - ELEC-
TRICAL/LAMPS/LIGHTING - EXTERIOR/TAIL
LAMP UNIT - R

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DODGE RAM 1500 1998 2.G Workshop Manual ment of the vehicle. The front fog lamp relay is a
conventional International Standards Organization
(ISO) micro relay (Fig. 9). Relays conforming to the
ISO specifications have common physical dimens

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DODGE RAM 1500 1998 2.G Workshop Manual (1) Position the front fog lamp relay to the proper
receptacle in the Power Distribution Center (PDC).
(2) Align the front fog lamp relay terminals with
the terminal cavities in the PDC.
(3) Press fir

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DODGE RAM 1500 1998 2.G Workshop Manual (2) Remove the left instrument panel bezel. (Refer
to 23 - BODY/INSTRUMENT PANEL/CLUSTER
BEZEL - REMOVAL).
(3) Disconnect the harness connector.
(4) Remove the screws that secure the headlamp
switch t