1998 DODGE RAM 1500 section 5

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DODGE RAM 1500 1998 2.G Workshop Manual SPARK PLUG
DESCRIPTION
Resistor type spark plugs are used on all engines.
Sixteen spark plugs (2 per cylinder) are used with
5.7L V-8 engines.
DIAGNOSIS AND TESTING - SPARK PLUG
CONDITIONS
To prevent

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DODGE RAM 1500 1998 2.G Workshop Manual (4) Install ignition coil(s). Refer to Ignition Coil
Removal/Installation.
5.7L V-8
(1) Special care should be taken when installing
spark plugs into the cylinder head spark plug wells.
Be sure the pl

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DODGE RAM 1500 1998 2.G Workshop Manual (3) Install the bolts attaching headlamp unit to the
fender (Fig. 11).
(4) Align the seal and install the push pins.
(5) Connect the battery negative cable.
ADJUSTMENTS
Headlamps can be aligned using

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DODGE RAM 1500 1998 2.G Workshop Manual (4) Push the right side of the lamp in the head-
liner opening and push the lamp lens up into the
lamp to secure (Fig. 1).
DOOR AJAR SWITCH
DESCRIPTION
The door ajar switches are integral to the door

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DODGE RAM 1500 1998 2.G Workshop Manual The compass unit also will compensate for magne-
tism the body of the vehicle may acquire during nor-
mal use. However, avoid placing anything magnetic
directly on the roof of the vehicle. Magnetic mo

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DODGE RAM 1500 1998 2.G Workshop Manual SELF-DIAGNOSTIC TEST
A self-diagnostic test is built-in to the module to
determine that the electronics module is operating
properly, and that all the J1850 PCI data bus mes-
sages are being received

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DODGE RAM 1500 1998 2.G Workshop Manual NOTE: If a new module has been installed, the com-
pass will have to be calibrated and the variance set.
Refer to Compass Variation Adjustment and Com-
pass Calibration in the Standard Procedures sec-

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DODGE RAM 1500 1998 2.G Workshop Manual Reset push button twice within three seconds will
perform a global reset, and all of the trip computer
information that can be reset will be reset to zero.
With the ignition switch in the On position