Wont start?!?!?!
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Wont start?!?!?!
Alright my truck has been sitting for two months... Broke zf5....Finally found a zf5. Put everything back togethernow it wont start... Cranks fine tries to fire but nothing.. I believe its starving for fuel.. I have wts light. tried unplugging icp sensor nothing. Im not hearing to fuel pump kick on.. Maybe cam positioning sensor. Any suggestions? Thanks
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On an OBS, you won't hear the fuel pump since it is mechanical and not electronic. It is located in your engine valley.
White smoke out the exhaust when cranking? Any trouble codes present?
White smoke out the exhaust when cranking? Any trouble codes present?
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Yeah i thought about that.. It been inbetween 20 and 40. I tested the selonoid and have power to them... Im not gonna lie i dont know very much about diesels this is my first one. Now do u think from sitting some of the fuel could have leaked back to the tank... Do u think if i drained the bowl and filled it with new fuel would that help?
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If you have white smoke out the tail pipe while cranking, then it's getting fuel. Try jumping the two big posts on top the glow plug relay together with a screwdriver for about 30 seconds, then try to start it.
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Does it have a working block heater? Try plugging it in a few hours and starting it, that'll rule out glow plugs. Mine had 8 dead plugs. Replaced 4 one night would start to about 35 anything below that and nothing but smoke. Replaced the other 4 that weekend it starts at any temp now.
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well no luck.. im getting fuel. im against using starting fluid but I tried and it started and shut off.. it would run as long as I sprayed it in but would not stay running... glow plugs working... my gas motor head is running out of diesel ideas... bad fuel? again started and ran two months ago before I pulled the trans. and it started for about a minute on the first start after I put new trans in then died now will not start
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Sounds like a great way to start a bonfire to me haha... How's your oil level?
Also, follow this and check back
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0Byb...1qRU1VVGc/view
Also, follow this and check back
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0Byb...1qRU1VVGc/view
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Yeah i thought about that.. It been inbetween 20 and 40. I tested the selonoid and have power to them... Im not gonna lie i dont know very much about diesels this is my first one. Now do u think from sitting some of the fuel could have leaked back to the tank... Do u think if i drained the bowl and filled it with new fuel would that help?
well no luck.. im getting fuel. im against using starting fluid but I tried and it started and shut off.. it would run as long as I sprayed it in but would not stay running... glow plugs working... my gas motor head is running out of diesel ideas... bad fuel? again started and ran two months ago before I pulled the trans. and it started for about a minute on the first start after I put new trans in then died now will not start
I would start by draining the fuel bowl and get some fresh fuel in there.
If you have confirmed the GP's are actually firing up, and you are getting white smoke when cranking, my next though would be injector issues.