My truck needs help
Post Fiend
Joined: Feb 2007
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From: Blairsville,Ga
hair drier is a good idea use to be my favorite tool for a wet engine
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From: Melbourne, Ky
You got it back home? Good! There are sensors all over these engines. Any one of them could cause it to not run, or run rough. Check fluid levels, and their sensor connections. Antifreeze level, oil level. If those are low it won't run.
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Joined: Mar 2007
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From: SE WI
Fuel pump. When mine went out, I was able to drive it for awhile. Maybe 5 miles or so, at about 55 mph. The trans didn't want to shift, it ran rough as hell, and it finally died as I pulled in to my driveway. I was able to restart it, but it only ran for less than a minute, then died for good.
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From: 21791
Do me a favor... Remove the plastic round piece (held on by two 8mm bolts) that connects the two halves of the intake piping together from the turbo to the air filter.... Once you do that, there will be a black elbow hose fitting on the bottom. Remove it, and sniff the elbow, looking for vapors of burnt electrical parts. It's a possibility that you got water inside the valve cover gasket harness (on the center of each valve cover gasket, inboard) and when you tried start it, it grounded out all 4 of the the glow plugs to the harness, possibly frying the harness and melting all the connections to the injectors. It's a nasty smell. Also, check the passenger side by removing the oil cap and smell that too.
Oh by the way, i'm half your age.
Oh by the way, i'm half your age.
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From: Texas
Good idea Kris (Strokin_it7.3) You can check the wiring in those plugs with an ohm meter to see if they're grounded out.
The 9-pin plug is wired as follows:
G G I I C I I G G
G=Glow Plug +
I = Injector +
C= Injector Common
The injectors fire with a 115VDC signal from the IDM. Do Not pierce the wires to test.
Test between "I" and "C" to test the injectors, should be less than 5.0 Ohms.
To check glow plugs Test between "G" and battery ground. Should be between 0.6 and 2.0 Ohms
The 9-pin plug is wired as follows:
G G I I C I I G G
G=Glow Plug +
I = Injector +
C= Injector Common
The injectors fire with a 115VDC signal from the IDM. Do Not pierce the wires to test.
Test between "I" and "C" to test the injectors, should be less than 5.0 Ohms.
To check glow plugs Test between "G" and battery ground. Should be between 0.6 and 2.0 Ohms
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Joined: Jan 2008
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From: Rochdale MA
Don't forget to that all of the cranking your batteries will drop quickly. Make sure that they are at full charge. I know that this has been said many times before but it is the easiest one to forget about.
Good call Kris. Is a definate possibility.
Good call Kris. Is a definate possibility.
Of the next Riffraff East
Joined: Oct 2004
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From: Concord NC
It still sounds like a faulty IPR. Maybe water in the plug or plug not on good. When my IPR went bad, I had most of the problems she listed. Don't know if she has checked the plug or tin nut on the IPR but either could cause problems.
EDIT: Don't know if I have welcomed you to the site yet, so Welcome to FTE, and I also recommend keeping what you got. Even with the problem you have now, it is nothing compared to what you may get with that year 6.0.
EDIT: Don't know if I have welcomed you to the site yet, so Welcome to FTE, and I also recommend keeping what you got. Even with the problem you have now, it is nothing compared to what you may get with that year 6.0.
Post Fiend
Joined: Feb 2007
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From: Blairsville,Ga
seems like the truck is trying its best to stay around,maybe an omen
Of the next Riffraff East
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From: Concord NC
Just bumping, hoping lildieselgirl will let us know what she found. Several good ideas popped up lately and would like to know what if anything got her going again.
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Sorry about the delay in getting back to everyone. We finnaly got my truck running last night. We had to replace the PCM..yes, I know a couple of you wrote about that. After driving my truck today, it acts like a different truck. Alot more power. Thank you for all the good ideas..We tried alot of them. And no, I am not getting the other truck.
Again, thank you for all your help!!!
Again, thank you for all your help!!!
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Joined: Dec 2006
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From: Melbourne, Ky
Sorry about the delay in getting back to everyone. We finnaly got my truck running last night. We had to replace the PCM..yes, I know a couple of you wrote about that. After driving my truck today, it acts like a different truck. Alot more power. Thank you for all the good ideas..We tried alot of them. And no, I am not getting the other truck.
Again, thank you for all your help!!!
Again, thank you for all your help!!!
