So that truck I built last year, runs, more like screams down the highway. Needs a new front end, which I'm about half way to completing but that thing gets up and goes.
the issue is starting it. The glow plugs click asynchronously and it sounds like its only firing on one cylinder for ten to twenty seconds. Then it fires all at once with a huge puff of smoke.
I'm going to try making a new set of wires for the glow plugs, the plugs only have about 1000 miles on them. See if that helps. I'm sure they are drawing juice because you can see the battery indicator moving a lot when they click in and out.
Another, and my personal favorite of my whole experience with the truck so far, is I got robbed on the IP. No way that thing was rebuilt and classically, although I have every "other" receipt, I can't find that one to save my life. So I'm just going to have to suck it up and buy another. So now I'll have three. What I need to do is learn how to rebuild these things myself. I've got a complete machine shop available to me, so why not eh. Rumor has it calibrating them is the tricky part.
Anyway for all the headaches involved that thing does have a ton of power now that I've got it dialed in better. Freaking flies actually, whoever said that engine would never be fast, never met this one. Even with a full 200 gallon load of fuel on board, it gets ON the highway. Oh and whoever said diesels aren't that loud and you don't really need a muffler, same. Might even need two mufflers, first cop that hears that thing going down the entry ramp is, once he clears his ears a little, going to be writing me a whopping huge ticket. Or would be except I got farm plates.
Deal is it just is a ***** to start. Somethings gotta be wrong and I suspect its the IP but it also could be the glowplugs.
Anyone ever built there own hot box like what some of the Cummins use ? If so how well did it work and what did you use for a heating element. And how exactly do you test an IP pump anyway ?
cheers
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the issue is starting it. The glow plugs click asynchronously and it sounds like its only firing on one cylinder for ten to twenty seconds. Then it fires all at once with a huge puff of smoke.
I'm going to try making a new set of wires for the glow plugs, the plugs only have about 1000 miles on them. See if that helps. I'm sure they are drawing juice because you can see the battery indicator moving a lot when they click in and out.
Another, and my personal favorite of my whole experience with the truck so far, is I got robbed on the IP. No way that thing was rebuilt and classically, although I have every "other" receipt, I can't find that one to save my life. So I'm just going to have to suck it up and buy another. So now I'll have three. What I need to do is learn how to rebuild these things myself. I've got a complete machine shop available to me, so why not eh. Rumor has it calibrating them is the tricky part.
Anyway for all the headaches involved that thing does have a ton of power now that I've got it dialed in better. Freaking flies actually, whoever said that engine would never be fast, never met this one. Even with a full 200 gallon load of fuel on board, it gets ON the highway. Oh and whoever said diesels aren't that loud and you don't really need a muffler, same. Might even need two mufflers, first cop that hears that thing going down the entry ramp is, once he clears his ears a little, going to be writing me a whopping huge ticket. Or would be except I got farm plates.
Deal is it just is a ***** to start. Somethings gotta be wrong and I suspect its the IP but it also could be the glowplugs.
Anyone ever built there own hot box like what some of the Cummins use ? If so how well did it work and what did you use for a heating element. And how exactly do you test an IP pump anyway ?
cheers
B