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Old 02-26-2013, 03:55 PM
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Could i maybe unplug each and turn key on
 
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Old 02-26-2013, 04:01 PM
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you could test them through the connector....i dont remember if its power to ground or vise versa.....someone more nutty will chime in im sure!
 
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Old 02-26-2013, 05:59 PM
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Well thought i.did good till i drove it. Smoking white real bad and sounds awful. What did i do wrung. Still has good power until i try to pull out
 
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More a bluishwhite sounds rough
 
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Old 02-27-2013, 07:48 AM
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did you mess with the injector harnesses under the valve cover? im still leaning toward the connector/harness from my experience recently
 
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Old 02-27-2013, 07:52 AM
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The new uvch comes with the plugs for the injectors don't it? Im guessing i wrired plus rong on out side.
 
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Old 02-27-2013, 08:13 AM
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yea,my new valve covers came with everything....these are where my problem was, i remember a member saying his truck ran ok at idle and shoke/had low power with a missing injector




glow plugs are outer most ports....
 
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Yes mine did to, so what's this pic meaning towards?
 
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Old 02-27-2013, 09:30 AM
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when you did the glowplugs, you may have left/knocked of an injector connector, or the pins on the valve cover, or that connector may be screwed up or burnt. did you disconnect anything else
 
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Yea i replaced pig tails, replaced all connectors under vc
 
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Sounds like you may have wired the pigtail wrong
 
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Got a good scanner, says idm at fault, miss firing ever other cylinder
 
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did you get it fixed?
 
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Yea, got to looking at it and had the wires crossed.runs great now
 
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Originally Posted by fordpride
Sounds like you may have wired the pigtail wrong
Originally Posted by f1501987
Yea, got to looking at it and had the wires crossed.runs great now
And the winner was .........
I tried to rep Mike, but NO dice


 
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