EmjayLion
Registered User
Bought the truck a while ago, been trying to fix it before my farming season started, but now it's upon me and I'm in need some fast advice.
The guy who sold it to me said it died with a cloud of grey smoke, loss of power, and then it limped off onto the side of the road,. After, it started up, then he got it to my friend's place, and it hasn't started since. It sat for a year, then I bought it. This was a vehicle run on a mix of biodiesel and chem diesel.
What have I done/replaced/tested?
FUEL
-poured new fuel into tank to top it up in case of pickup tube break
-I thought injectors, got them tested, they were bunk, so I replaced them
-replaced return line kit
-Fuel is getting to the injectors when I crack the lines and crank
-fuel vapors noted in the intake hole when I crank - Ive also removed a few glow plugs and seen fuel vapors to confirm fuel is getting to at least a few cylinders
-bypassed water seperator on firewall because it looked old and leaky as hell
-pulled off the fuel filter and it was full, looked new,a few black specks noticed in the fuel
-FSS works
Q: once I prime the fuel system, no air should theoretically be able to get in, yes?
GPS & electrical
-batteries I've kept on a trickle charge, they're older but still charge fully
-The GP controller was cycling weird so I bypassed it, push button switch style
-GPs are getting 11V (at connectors) through harness when I push the button
-GPs are all checking out at proper ohms
-replaced the three GPs that were dead
-1 negative battery clamp started to melt on me with all the cranking I've been doing, so I replaced the clamp
-can't tell if glow plugs are getting warm with my manual switch, should they be hot to the touch at the nut that connects to the cylinder?
Q: can I pull a glow plug out and push my button and watch it get red hot? How can I measure amps at glow plugs to determine power? Votls is one thing, amps another
I'm not even getting a cough when I turn it over. Im tempted to use my factory heating block and ether to get it started even once, but that won't solve my problem long term or help me troubleshoot.
The guy who sold it to me said it died with a cloud of grey smoke, loss of power, and then it limped off onto the side of the road,. After, it started up, then he got it to my friend's place, and it hasn't started since. It sat for a year, then I bought it. This was a vehicle run on a mix of biodiesel and chem diesel.
What have I done/replaced/tested?
FUEL
-poured new fuel into tank to top it up in case of pickup tube break
-I thought injectors, got them tested, they were bunk, so I replaced them
-replaced return line kit
-Fuel is getting to the injectors when I crack the lines and crank
-fuel vapors noted in the intake hole when I crank - Ive also removed a few glow plugs and seen fuel vapors to confirm fuel is getting to at least a few cylinders
-bypassed water seperator on firewall because it looked old and leaky as hell
-pulled off the fuel filter and it was full, looked new,a few black specks noticed in the fuel
-FSS works
Q: once I prime the fuel system, no air should theoretically be able to get in, yes?
GPS & electrical
-batteries I've kept on a trickle charge, they're older but still charge fully
-The GP controller was cycling weird so I bypassed it, push button switch style
-GPs are getting 11V (at connectors) through harness when I push the button
-GPs are all checking out at proper ohms
-replaced the three GPs that were dead
-1 negative battery clamp started to melt on me with all the cranking I've been doing, so I replaced the clamp
-can't tell if glow plugs are getting warm with my manual switch, should they be hot to the touch at the nut that connects to the cylinder?
Q: can I pull a glow plug out and push my button and watch it get red hot? How can I measure amps at glow plugs to determine power? Votls is one thing, amps another
I'm not even getting a cough when I turn it over. Im tempted to use my factory heating block and ether to get it started even once, but that won't solve my problem long term or help me troubleshoot.