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Old Feb 26, 2013 | 03:55 PM
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Could i maybe unplug each and turn key on
 
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Old Feb 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 Feb 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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Old Feb 26, 2013 | 06:02 PM
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More a bluishwhite sounds rough
 
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Old Feb 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 Feb 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 Feb 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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Old Feb 27, 2013 | 09:04 AM
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Yes mine did to, so what's this pic meaning towards?
 
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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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Old Feb 27, 2013 | 09:40 AM
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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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Old Feb 27, 2013 | 11:05 AM
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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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Sounds like you may have wired the pigtail wrong
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Yea, got to looking at it and had the wires crossed.runs great now
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