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Old Jul 20, 2019 | 06:50 AM
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AA-OR-AD INJECTORS

I HAVE A 97 WITH AD INJECTORS --WILL AA INJECTORS WORK IN IT?
ARE THE SOLENIODS THE SAME /INTERCHANGEABLE?
 
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Old Jul 20, 2019 | 08:52 AM
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I have never heard of a 97 with AD injectors. I believe those started with the late 99 or 2000 model year. The 97 California emissions trucks had AB injectors while the federal trucks had AAs. That said, the solenoids are interchangeable.
 
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thank you farmert----------this little bus wont start-- its an 98- with mechanical fuel pump (new ) new motocraft cps--ipr -ipc hpop uvcg- glowplugs- new oil- new batteries new starter- idm
full tank - fuel to rail good pressure--
ohm out the driverside injectors --they er .05 passenger side 3.5
buzz tested-- all buzz 4 weak but buzzed--4 loud and clear
Iam an IDI DIESEL GUY--or was-- still figuring this motor out
there is compression--when I first got it it was running sounded great then one day it sounded like one bank of injectors all failed at once
hasn't started since---
 
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Old Jul 21, 2019 | 08:50 AM
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Do you have access to a known good idm?
The resistance when you measure was with the connectors disconnected?
 
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Old Jul 22, 2019 | 07:14 AM
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we tookthe idm out and put it in the other truck --fired right up the other truck--same wit cps took out put in 2nd truck fired up

can anyone tell me what or why ------the difference in injectors are ---AA---OR---AD
the guy helping me name is rich danese he has been fantastic help -- he has made vidios an put them on facebook obs ford 7.3 powerstroke group-- if anyone wants to follow and try to figure out what we are doing wrong we're getting frustrated -thank you in advance 106 degrees in DIRTY JERSEY------------
 
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Old Jul 22, 2019 | 08:31 AM
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Originally Posted by 1bigjoe
I HAVE A 97 WITH AD INJECTORS --WILL AA INJECTORS WORK IN IT?
ARE THE SOLENIODS THE SAME /INTERCHANGEABLE?
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thank you farmert----------this little bus wont start-- its an 98- with mechanical fuel pump (new ) new motocraft cps--ipr -ipc hpop uvcg- glowplugs- new oil- new batteries new starter- idm
full tank - fuel to rail good pressure--
ohm out the driverside injectors --they er .05 passenger side 3.5
buzz tested-- all buzz 4 weak but buzzed--4 loud and clear
Iam an IDI DIESEL GUY--or was-- still figuring this motor out
there is compression--when I first got it it was running sounded great then one day it sounded like one bank of injectors all failed at once
hasn't started since---
Have you checked the wiring /plugs to the valve cover gaskets for melting? Also check the gasket pins for burned pins. Remove the valve cover and check the under cover wiring for the same. To me it sounds like an issue with the wiring because if the IDM senses a short it can shut one bank down to protect itself. The usual culprit is a glow plug starts to draw more amps and overheats the pin in the gasket, which in turn melts into the pin to the injector. AA injectors are a 90cc single shot injector, while the AD injector is a little larger in volume and is a split shot injector, meaning it splits its volume into 2 pulses in its injection cycle. They have different tuning in the computer to operate properly.
 
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Old Jul 22, 2019 | 10:40 AM
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thanks---farmert ---now im wondering------if the injectors that came it the bus were the wrong one to begin with ????????????
its to hot to be in that bus-- to check connectors but I will soon
now I need to find out what injectors came in a 1998 f 450short bus
 
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Old Jul 23, 2019 | 02:33 PM
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Originally Posted by 1bigjoe
thanks---farmert ---now im wondering------if the injectors that came it the bus were the wrong one to begin with ????????????
its to hot to be in that bus-- to check connectors but I will soon
now I need to find out what injectors came in a 1998 f 450short bus
That is the big question. I sadly do not know. If you had the pcm code off the ecm box that might help in the search. What is the mix count of as vs ad?
Also AD are 140cc split shot.
Either way a custom chip can be programmed to make either single shot aa or split shot ad work but you need one or the other as a whole set.
Yes the solenoids are all the same.
 
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thank you -- I was in a bad car crash-- hit from rear --- everything on hold-- anybody in NJ
 
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Sounds like a wiring harness issue to me.

You need to open up the loom and follow it all for a short if you already changed out the UVCH

Drivers side on trucks usually rubs on VC
 
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thank you -- I was in a bad car crash-- hit from rear --- everything on hold-- anybody in NJ

Hope everyone is OK.

Not in Jersey but what are you looking for?
 
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