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The thing is my truck has 2 - 5 prong connectors on each valve cover and I'd like some help ohm-ing this out seeing if I have an open or short some where.
I also found this:
Seems like I don't have a common ground....
Can someone help me with what steps to take on finding out if I have a bad injector, glow plug, and or open.
Does anyone else recommend any further troubleshooting before I just bring it to a shop?
I will add, temperatures been dropping at night past few days, last night it probly got to ~35F, when starting it this morning it was smoking pretty good....once the engine is warmed up enough smoke is mostly gone.
rougher when cold could be a bad Glow plug, did you ohm them out too?
Remove connecter at valve cover and measure from outer pin to gnd.
How many mile? mine smokes a lot when cold but I know its injector Armature clearance that is retarding my timing and possibly the oil return isn't big enough on the injector making cold starts harder.
I went to check the glow plug, pull the connector off the passenger bank front and it's covered in oil and the connector looks burnt....
this is the forward connector front: Passenger front Close up on passenger forward connector
and this is the passenger rear connector, it's got the pin but peace of the corrector broke....
Drivers front, Connector looks fine but covered in oil....
Here is another kind of side subject but I was doing some reading and wondering if my o rings for injectors were going, so I dumped the bi-pass from the fuel filter bowl and collected it......Idk what to say about it.....it really has no smell and kinda gel like......anything to be concerned with?
So what is a corrective action here? Do I have to buy a whole new harness? Where to buy? I'll get some contact cleaner and still try to ohm out the plugs... thanks so far on the right track!
Okay, I did some research.....I ordered 2 new Dorman valve cover gaskets that have the harnesses integrated into the gasket, each valve gasket comes with 2 "pig tail" connectors.
Also ordered 8 new glow plugs, Brand: Motorcraft.........motorcraft is a good brand right?
Okay, I did some research.....I ordered 2 new Dorman valve cover gaskets that have the harnesses integrated into the gasket, each valve gasket comes with 2 "pig tail" connectors.
Also ordered 8 new glow plugs, Brand: Motorcraft.........motorcraft is a good brand right?
yes sir ZD11.....eight of them....you've had good results?
Lol what a GPR?? All these acronyms are driving me crazy lol.
There is a sticky on top with tons of info. Learning this thing helps to know what's going on. I have learned a ton in here. Lots of good guys here too.
