this is driving me NUTS! me, and two of my buddys who went too lima for diesel.
well, the other day on a trip too MI, my truck 94' F-250 would die after it would idle down. after limping most of the way home, it quit acting up.. seemed too run fine, and by the time I got home it ran as good as ever.. the next day, too and from work (20 miles each way) it sputterd just once.. very little.. and then ran fine.. today, went too leave for work, and it would crank fine, but wouldn't catch at ALL.. gave up and drive my dads truck too work. well tonight I went out and cranked it some more.. no luck... took off the air cleaner thinking it was clogged, NOTHING.. took the fuel lines off after the filter, cranked it and had what seemed like plenty of fuel.. (just a guess though) hooked them back up and still nothing.. gave it a sniff of either, fired up, sputterd a bit, then ran fine.. shut it down and started it up a few times and seems too be 100% fine again..
I've got NO idea whats wrong.. the only trouble code it's giving me it PCM KAM ERROR.. (keep alive memory) thanks for any input... don't want too end up stranded somewhere..

 

sounds like a high pressure oil issue. Try testing fuel pressure at the schrader valve. also if you can get your hands on a scanner of some sort it would be nice to know what ICP pressure is

 

Careful with the ether, but you already knew that. If your FP is OK, 40-70 psi at idle then, I second the high pressure oil. Before your next start check the HPOP level. There is a tin nut on the IPR that can get loose and cause all sorts of aggrevation. Don't over tighten it. The KAM code is notheing to worry about, it just shows you lost battery power to the PCM. A good scanner will clear that code.

 

"Before your next start check the HPOP level. There is a tin nut on the IPR that can get loose and cause all sorts of aggrevation. Don't over tighten it."
checked the HPOP level.. 'clear too the brim.. now call me a retard, but whats the IPR? thanks

 

Injection pressure regulator.
here's a pics of location. it hard to see but it near the bottom of the valley

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Injection Pressure regulator....


Look here.... & here....

 

IPR = Injector pressure regulator

 

wow... Not only did I get beat once.. but twice... my connection is horrible tonight. lol.

 

excuses excuses! I am only hooked up at 24mbps right now so you have no excuse cause dial up is twice that fast!! lol

 

could be a cps acting up, they are so cheap now its worth doing if you haven't. Worse comes to worse you would have a spare for when your's does poop out.