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Old Apr 4, 2006 | 01:01 PM
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Dead powerstroke

He guys I got a freind who's 2000 powerstoke won't run long with out dieing we replaced the cps and it still will die after a few miles of running the let it set for a while then it will start and go for another little spell what could it be?
 
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Old Apr 4, 2006 | 01:11 PM
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An engine needs Air, fuel & ignition (In our case the compression provides a flash point). The computer can cut the fuel, but usually needs a reason to do so.

Chances are that you are having a fuel issue. Is the check engine light coming on? Is it a gradual dieing (Sputtering before stopping) or an immediate stop?

Has the fuel filter been changed recently? Has your friend drained the fuel float bowl recently?
 
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Old Apr 4, 2006 | 01:15 PM
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Does the truck have any Mods on it, i.e. chip, programmer?
 
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Old Apr 4, 2006 | 01:20 PM
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New fuel filter and has 80hp superchip plug in chip check engine light will only flash while it won't start superchip programmer we have won't read the codes on this truck.
 
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Old Apr 4, 2006 | 01:25 PM
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Originally Posted by TNRIPNROR
New fuel filter and has 80hp superchip plug in chip check engine light will only flash while it won't start superchip programmer we have won't read the codes on this truck.
Is it a chip or a programmer?
 
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Old Apr 4, 2006 | 02:12 PM
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The plugin goldchip
 
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Old Apr 4, 2006 | 02:15 PM
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The plugin goldchip
Pull the chip out and check the connection pins. Sounds like they may be dirty or corroded. Clean and reinstall or you could run it without the chip and see if it still dies.
 
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Old Apr 5, 2006 | 07:50 AM
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We have tried that we thank it is fuel related a sensor are some thing cause when it runs it runs right so we are going to work on it saturday hopfully we stay to busy during the week I let youns know what we find thanks for you guys help.RIP
 
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I'd run it with out chip, just to eliminate it for sure, yeah you are making 4 or 5 miles with it, but ya never know. My brother and I had a similar problem on his boat when we first ran it out in the river, turned out to be varnish plugging the pickup tube and the engine would die. You might drop the tank and check it out if nothing else solve it before hand.
 

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I agree with cangim. Eliminate as many points of failure as possible.
 
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Old Apr 5, 2006 | 08:04 AM
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Does it die suddenly or stumble then die? If stumbling first, you might want to check you fuel pressure. Clogged fuel pumps seem to be an issue lately. I would guess if it is clogged enough it would starve the engine.
 
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