'87 6.9 idi no fuel, Injection pump?

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I cant start my truck, It cranked fine this morning and started sputtering to life like normal, then it stopped sputtering and it hasn't gotten fuel since, I verified the fuel was getting to the filter from the lift pump and it is fine. I cracked a injection line at the injector and nothing, cracked one from the IP, nothing, took off front cover of the oil fill spout verified it does turn, then I cleaned the contacts on the electric shut off switch, nothing. I'm out of ideas. IP's don't just die do they? It drove and started fine yesterday. I need that thing to haul 6 tons of granite today! GRR!!! HELP!!!
 

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Sounds electrical, with the key on do you hear a click when you connect the front prong on the ip?
 

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Sounds electrical, with the key on do you hear a click when you connect the front prong on the ip?
Yep I hear a click, although I did notice a second wire to a sort of solenoid to the left of the ip, and that wire has no power, but the fuel shutoff switch does have 12v to it.
 

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Has your high idle always worked? If you have a click you should have fuel. Do you have a tach to read what rpm you are cranking at?
 

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Oh that's high idle, ok, no it has never worked. I use a stick to warm her up. I do have a tach and I crank at about 400. I just tried starting with to cars jumped to it and it spun like crazy, like above idle speed, probably to 600 rpm. Nothing, not a sputter or a cough.
 

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I don't want to say it but a small dose of ether might be the kick in the pants the old girl needs
Already tried that, the ether just made her knock-aknock-aknock-aknock there is zero fuel going anywhere past the injection pump inlet, I just don't know, they don't just suddenly break do they?
 

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It’s either two things, your head seized and the driveshaft snapped (it’s designed to do this) from fuel contamination or your inlet screen is completely clogged on the inlet of the injection pump. Both are very rare scenarios, but if the screen is plugged you won’t have any fuel returning from the pump, if the driveshaft snapped you will.
 

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It’s either two things, your head seized and the driveshaft snapped (it’s designed to do this) from fuel contamination or your inlet screen is completely clogged on the inlet of the injection pump. Both are very rare scenarios, but if the screen is plugged you won’t have any fuel returning from the pump, if the driveshaft snapped you will.
I have zero fuel at all from the pump outlets. Thanks for the suggestion
 

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So I'm pulling the pump, I checked it while cranking again and I don't hear the pump chattering, so maybe the shaft did break. I might have checked it wrong before. I took the top cover off and it was full of fuel, not gelled at all. So fuel is going in it's just not getting out.
 

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It’s either two things, your head seized and the driveshaft snapped (it’s designed to do this) from fuel contamination or your inlet screen is completely clogged on the inlet of the injection pump. Both are very rare scenarios, but if the screen is plugged you won’t have any fuel returning from the pump, if the driveshaft snapped you will.
What is the head?
 
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