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Old Nov 15, 2019 | 01:39 PM
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HELP! Bench Starting 7.3

I have a 95 7.3, trying to start it on the ground. Truck is long gone, I did however save the throttle pedal assembly from the cab. I have the engine dangling off the engine hoist with the harness draped over it. I have the IDM and PCM both plugged in. The fuses that I have inserted are MAXI fuses 8 (IDM relay) 9 (PCM relay) 12 (Diode) and 22 (PCM). The IDM and PCM relays are intact as well. Fuse 22 receives power from ignition ON so I traced wire to the big bulkhead firewall plug. The pin/wire I put power to that energized fuse 22 on that plug was bigger gauge RED with green stripe. As for grounds, there is a ground coming off either the pcm or idm box and I grounded that. There was two other ground eylets in the mass of wires I hooked up as well. And lastly on that big bulkhead plug there was one pin that was a bit bigger gauge and black that I decided to ground as well and doing so I could hear the IDM click. So with everything hooked up I have power going thru all fuses and both relays sending power out. I cant find a schematic anywhere for that bulkhead firewall plug that labels each pin. Can't find EVTM manual online either. I need to hook up the throttle and don't know where to splice into for it. I cranked it with what I have hooked up so far too and dont hear the distant injector firing cackle. A pin out of the bulkhead firewall plug would really help me. Any help is appreciated, thanks everyone.
 
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Old Nov 15, 2019 | 02:18 PM
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Was the truck auto or manual?
 
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Old Nov 15, 2019 | 02:24 PM
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Truck was manual. Sorry, I meant to specify that.
 
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Old Nov 15, 2019 | 02:50 PM
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Did you save any of the dash? I have heard that the dash is required. I think for the psom and wait to start light.
 
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You have to make sure ALL of the grounds are hooked up even the ones on the dash
 
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Old Nov 19, 2019 | 03:31 PM
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Make sure you attach some 4x4s to it so it cant spin around and injure someone

I have seen what a 20 HP 750 CC engine will damage when not mounted to anything during a bench test
 
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Old Nov 20, 2019 | 04:41 PM
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Make sure you attach some 4x4s to it so it cant spin around and injure someone

I have seen what a 20 HP 750 CC engine will damage when not mounted to anything during a bench test
There's a video of it on the Youtubez...
Flopping around on a cherry picker like a fish on a hook.
 
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