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My truck is having a lot of trouble starting after sitting long enough to cool down to surrounding temperatures. It takes a lot of cranking time even in moderately warm weather to get her going.
- I wouldn't assume IP because it runs great when started. It doesn't stall or run rough at idle at all. It did white smoke a little bit but I advanced the timing a tad and it cleared right up.
- Shouldn't be return lines because I just replaced them hoping that would fix the problem, but, obviously, it didn't. I don't see any fuel leaks at the injectors but I DO see a little dampness on the injections lines at the pump, but it's not really wet, and the dampness hasn't gotten any worse and I've had the truck for quite a while. And the damp area seems to be kind of oilish as opposed to diesel leaking out.
- I DO believe the glow plugs are shot. I just finally got the wiring right for them to work. BUT, even when it was 60 degrees out it took a LOT of cranking time to get the truck running. Of course, the glow plugs didn't work at all when it was 60 degrees out due to faulty wiring, but I would think that it wouldn't take too much cranking to get it going at that temperature.
- I checked the blow-by and it was minimal which would make me assume that I have good compression.
- With a tiny, tiny shot of ether, it cranks right up and doesn't stall back out nor run rough.
- Batteries ARE shot, along with the terminals and probably cables, but when I charge them up and they turn the motor over fast, the problem is still there and still just as bad, so it's not the batteries.
So I think I'll go ahead and buy a new set of glow plugs and see where that gets me, but if that doesn't fix the problem, what else should I check out?
- I wouldn't assume IP because it runs great when started. It doesn't stall or run rough at idle at all. It did white smoke a little bit but I advanced the timing a tad and it cleared right up.
- Shouldn't be return lines because I just replaced them hoping that would fix the problem, but, obviously, it didn't. I don't see any fuel leaks at the injectors but I DO see a little dampness on the injections lines at the pump, but it's not really wet, and the dampness hasn't gotten any worse and I've had the truck for quite a while. And the damp area seems to be kind of oilish as opposed to diesel leaking out.
- I DO believe the glow plugs are shot. I just finally got the wiring right for them to work. BUT, even when it was 60 degrees out it took a LOT of cranking time to get the truck running. Of course, the glow plugs didn't work at all when it was 60 degrees out due to faulty wiring, but I would think that it wouldn't take too much cranking to get it going at that temperature.
- I checked the blow-by and it was minimal which would make me assume that I have good compression.
- With a tiny, tiny shot of ether, it cranks right up and doesn't stall back out nor run rough.
- Batteries ARE shot, along with the terminals and probably cables, but when I charge them up and they turn the motor over fast, the problem is still there and still just as bad, so it's not the batteries.
So I think I'll go ahead and buy a new set of glow plugs and see where that gets me, but if that doesn't fix the problem, what else should I check out?
