ssslow gggoing when cccold
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This is so close to what is going on with my rig it is scary to read!!
I have changed glow plugs, and GPR, new oil, cleaned the HPOP resevoir, changed fuel filter...
Started today at 45 degrees, rough idle, little to no response...
Pulled out in the street, puttered down the road, then VAAARRROOOOOOM.....
Of she went as if nothing was wrong...
If I plug her in, no problems... at all...
My issue with plugging in is,
1: that is a bandaid to a real problem
2: can't plug her in at work, so may not restart after a 12 hr shift...
Looking forward to updates and help!!
I have changed glow plugs, and GPR, new oil, cleaned the HPOP resevoir, changed fuel filter...
Started today at 45 degrees, rough idle, little to no response...
Pulled out in the street, puttered down the road, then VAAARRROOOOOOM.....
Of she went as if nothing was wrong...
If I plug her in, no problems... at all...
My issue with plugging in is,
1: that is a bandaid to a real problem
2: can't plug her in at work, so may not restart after a 12 hr shift...
Looking forward to updates and help!!
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Sounds like an oil viscosity problem . Try running synthetic oil . There is an underlying reason for this , but without some testing we can only guess, this may help for now ...
Need to test HPOP out put & LPOP when cold ...
It may also be an injector problem (poppets) ...
Need to test HPOP out put & LPOP when cold ...
It may also be an injector problem (poppets) ...
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Any chance it has to do with TPS? When my TPS was going bad you could put the pedal to the floor with no response, sometimes it would engage and go great. I would say it was intermittent. Doorman makes a replacement for about $50.00 at napa.
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In the cold, if your batteries are not up to par, your truck will not start. Look at the date on your batteries. If they are a few years old, take them by a parts store and have them checked. If one is bad, replace both. That may be your "No start" problem, assuming your truck is cranking.
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so hooked the batteries to a charger set at 6 amps for about 12 hours, dropped that to 2 amps for another 6...
Turned the key to cycle the plugs, and then unhooked the charger
got in the truck, and fired her right up...
was 28 degrees... still had a stutter in the throttle response, but started...
Sounds like new battery time...
Turned the key to cycle the plugs, and then unhooked the charger
got in the truck, and fired her right up...
was 28 degrees... still had a stutter in the throttle response, but started...
Sounds like new battery time...
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