Operation CHARM: Car repair manuals for everyone.

Ram Van/Wagon

1. Disconnect the battery negative cable.

2. Remove the battery negative cable clamp attaching nut and bolt. Slide the ground eyelet (black wire with eyelet) from starter solenoid jumper relay/harness assembly p/n 05019014AA onto the battery negative bolt. Install the battery negative bolt/ground eyelet assembly onto the battery negative clamp.

3. Install the battery negative clamp nut. Secure the nut finger tight only at this time.

NOTE:
DO NOT CONNECT THE BATTERY NEGATIVE CABLE TO THE BATTERY AT THIS TIME.

4. Remove the battery positive clamp nut.

5. Attach the B+ wire eyelet (red/gray wire with eyelet) from starter solenoid jumper relay/harness assembly onto the battery positive clamp bolt. Place the B+ wire eyelet between the existing eyelet (if equipped) and the battery positive clamp.

6. Install the battery positive nut. Tighten the nut to 7.9 N.m (70 in. lbs.).

7. Disconnect the gray connector (140 14BR circuit) located to the right of the battery above the power distribution center.

8. Connect the two remaining leads of the starter solenoid jumper relay/harness assembly to the disconnected gray connector.





9. Secure the starter solenoid jumper relay/harness assembly to the headlamp and dash harness as shown in Figure 2. Secure the top of the relay by placing a tie-strap through the hole of the relay bracket and wrap the tie-strap around the headlamp and dash harness. Secure the middle of the relay by placing at least four wraps of electrical tape around the relay and the headlamp and dash harness. Secure the wiring harness of the relay assembly by placing at least two wraps of electrical tape around the jumper harness and headlamp and dash harness.

10. Remove the blown fuse from the fuse block (cavity 17) and install a 25-amp fuse p/n 04687835.

11. Connect the battery negative cable. Tighten the nut to 7.9 N.m (70 in. lbs.). Reset the clock.

12. Verify the repair by ensuring that the engine starter circuit operates.