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Old Dec 15, 2009 | 09:38 PM
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Dead Powerstroke Need Help

Ok i have a 97 f350 with 144000 mile on it with an Edge chip. i had a half bottle of Power Services in each tank. I went out this morning at 3 degrees unplugged the ole girl and she started like a real champ. let it warm up for about 30 minutes then headed to town run fine all the way then i just died running down the road. made a funny pop when it died. so i thought fuses nope checked all of them and everything was good. it will turn over fine and everything but acts as if its not getting fuel. so i check the every fuse again and still all good. talked to a buddy of mine he seems to think its gelled up so i put 911 in the fuel bowl and in the tank and pulled it into a heated shop. still wont run a lick. and now my wait to start light doesn't even come on. Any ideas would help im out of ideas and need the truck friday to haul cattle.
 
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Old Dec 15, 2009 | 09:45 PM
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Dose the tachometer move when you try to crank it?

Getting any smoke out the exhaust when you crank it?
 
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Old Dec 15, 2009 | 09:50 PM
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it would just twitch a very little bit
 
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Old Dec 15, 2009 | 10:21 PM
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did you check the fuses under the hood too?
 
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Old Dec 15, 2009 | 10:24 PM
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was there white smoke while cranking as mentioned above???
 
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Old Dec 15, 2009 | 10:45 PM
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Electric or mechanical fuel pump ?
 
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Old Dec 15, 2009 | 10:46 PM
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You have a edge programmer? Did you just program it?
 
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Old Dec 15, 2009 | 10:47 PM
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Electric or mechanical fuel pump ?
going to be mechanical. no reason to have a fuel bowl with an electric pump for us b/c when you do an electric pump mostly everyone goes ahead and gets pre and post pump filters to put on the frame rail and deletes the bowl. really opens up the engine!!
 
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Old Dec 15, 2009 | 11:03 PM
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He did post 1997 sorry I got side tracked reading other posts .
 
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Old Dec 15, 2009 | 11:13 PM
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it would just twitch a very little bit
The tach? If so, wouldn't that be the CPS people?!?!?
 
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Old Dec 16, 2009 | 12:58 AM
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I think CPS. I would change that first. Even if it doesn't fix the problem, you need an extra one in the glove box.

If it isn't the CPS, try putting the stock program back in.
 
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Old Dec 16, 2009 | 02:29 AM
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Hfugate. There is a Camshaft Positions Sensor mounted on the front of the engin. when they go the tach wont move when you try to start it up.
 
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Old Dec 16, 2009 | 07:08 AM
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my wait to start light doesn't even come on.
Why blame the cps?

Bill
 
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Old Dec 16, 2009 | 08:02 AM
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Fuel heater & blown # 22...
 
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Old Dec 16, 2009 | 08:17 AM
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yes checked all fuses under hood and dash. i've had the edge programmer for a little over a year. there is no white smoke while its trying to start
 
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