The Trail Plug, temporary wheeler

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Small update got the truck started and running finally.  First off ***Disclaimer, I have very little experience with intricacies of these magnum motors***   Also, No CEL, no Codes, The ABS and e-brake light are on, but I’ll get to that later.
I was getting spark at all 8 plugs, I pulled all the plugs, and they looked great.  I believe they were replaced shortly before being parked.  Wires looked good and showed no signs of excess wear.  Coil and distributor checked out OK.
I was getting pressure at the fuel rail using the ever high tech method of bleeding the system at the fuel rail until no pressure, then cycling the key and the rail would re-pressurize. 
I googled searched no start conditions and 1997 dodge 360 to hopefully find some specific issues with this motor.  Half of what I found were no spark issues, (no applicable here) or no fuel.  I can hear the fuel pump and again, re-pressurizing the system so I did not believe that the pickup tube fell off the pump like it did on my Chevy many years ago.
I chased down every ground and most looked to be in good shape, two of them I ground down to fresh metal and new terminal thinking maybe the PCM wasn’t getting proper ground somewhere. 
Still would not start.  Cranks and wants to go, but would not kick over.  I do not want to throw parts at the truck or waste money and in discussion with my mechanic friend Ted (many here know Ted) Ted went through his no start checklist/ procedures and one suggestion was the injectors might be culprit.  Thinking was that the truck has been sitting (and sitting longer than I initially stated, probably closer to 2.5 years) so I did this

https://youtu.be/rUUgR94drxg

Guy in Peabody was parting out a ram 1500, handed over $5 for two injectors and two injector pigtails.  Cleaned the injectors using a similar method as used in that YouTube video.  The only difference is that I put a toothpick into the little hose and slightly enlarged it using a heat gun, then hot glued the little hose to the Schrader valve cap.

Boom goes the dynamite.  Started up, runs a little rough a first, thinking it is the old gas, I only put about a gallon in.  I move the truck around the driveway a bit, the rear brakes are dragging very hard and the gear selector very picky.  Just need to clean off my trailer than then drag this home.


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