Old Spice to the rescue

[REBELHIGHBOY]

So I had a pretty interesting adventure with the diesel today. I diecied I would go into work a hour early and get some extra time in for the week(good thing I did this). I'm have a ignition problem and I can't get the truck to start with the key so I have to jump the studs on the fender solenoid. I get in the truck and turn the key till the glow plugs come on then go out side to start the truck and it won't fire. I try everything glow it twice give it a little fuel, but won't fire. I keep trying to get her going but nothing happened besides grey smoke out the pipe. I keep walking away to let the stater cool down so I don't burn it up. I'm getting to the point it almost won't turn over and I got no idea why see won'fire up. I remeber I have some old spice spray in the center console and figured I. Have noting to lose at this point. I popped the air cleaner off and give the 7.3 a small sniff Well just happen to get it running and I made it to work for normal time. Just thought I would share the story if anyone finds them self in this problem

 

[Ididriver]

Try the block heater.
Mine left me stranded at school like that.
Wound up taking a freinds jeep home putting a big ass generator in it and using that to use my block heater .
You ever seen a generator in the back of a lil jeep? It's pretty funny..

 

[REBELHIGHBOY]

I have stated the truck at -2 with out anything but gp I don't think it was that it was 40 today so idk

 

[Diesel_brad]

Try fixing the starting problem, weather it is the solenoid or the ignition switch

 

[RLDSL]

dum dum, da dum dum dum, da da dum dum dum, da dum dum
Man I always thought that stuff was a bit potant, but that takes the cake

 

[Dieselcrawler]

axe sprey will work also, brought a old 390 to life after sitting for years. best part is, exhaust smells like the spray.

 

[wmoguy]

Love this thread! Never in a million years would have thought of giving the ole IDI a sniff of Old Spice to wake her up.

I wonder if a old spice injection system would make it a chick magnet?

 

[icanfixall]

My thoughts about the exhaust smelling great too. I guess we could set up a manual injected system of the Spice kinda like the ether systems are... That might get the babes looking your direction...

 

[CDX825]

Ever read the ingredients on a can of old spice spray?

Its my fuel of choice for my potato gun.

 

[REBELHIGHBOY]

Ha i thought a few of you would get a kick out of this. I cant figure out the start problem i tested the solenoid on the fender and it works fine. I also tried the NSS and even that was working fine. Im kind of lost of why the key wont work and i cant afford to go into fixing the key right now so im just going to run a push to start with Old spice injection

 

[wanabebig]

U ever mess with the little deal at the bittom of the column that the rod goes into? Its 2 7/16nuts that hold it. I had a problem like this with my key and moved that deal up and it works fine now.

 

[icanfixall]

That "thing" you moved on the steering colume is the actuall ignition switch. That place you stick the key is is only an actuater that connects to the switch.

 

[rjjp]

Ever read the ingredients on a can of old spice spray?

Its my fuel of choice for my potato gun.

The two that come to mind are propane and butane.
I can tell you that **** burn when someone sprays it in your eyes (or was it axe).

 

[BioFarmer93]

This sounds like a problem I had a few months back... Ended up being the plastic multi-wire plug that plugs into the ignition switch proper under the dash. Ended up costing me a new starter before I found the actual problem. Drop the steering column down and look at that connection, and also where the wires terminate into the plug- one of the wires and its little copper contact piece had managed to vibrate completely out of the plastic body of the plug... Good luck

 

[88beast]

i carry starting fluid if you have stock gp system also carry a 1/2 and 9/16 wrench to disconnect the gp wire and youll be fine plus when buddies kill their jeeps they want to try either for some reason. either has yet to fix a gallon of water in the block go figure?