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    Engine Temperature Light

    Ok, here goes. I have tried several different solutions on the glow plug solenoid each one more basic. I'm down to shorting the control lead stud directly to the battery, via double-ought wire. I bypassed the QD connector and crimped, soldered, & double shrink tube'd the wires. (took that...
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    Engine Temperature Light

    Thanks! I was hoping that was the answer, but as usual I over-think a problems. Do'oh! Lord Willing, I'll post results later today. Oooh, SQUIRREL!
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    Engine Temperature Light

    Disconnecting the sensor wires made no difference. However, I did pull the harness from the controller unit, slimmed it with dielectric compound. Now the Glowplug light comes on when I turn the ignition on, however it doesn't seem to actually be heating the glow plugs. *note all glowplugs...
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    Engine Temperature Light

    I haven't come up with a set of instructions for my 6.9, only newer 7.3. Suggestions?
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    Engine Temperature Light

    Great diagram. I pulled both the Head and Block sending unit connectors a couple times, no obvious corrosion and the wire looks good. Now, the 'Engine Temp' light does not light when the key is turned on, (an improvement). Now it only lights when the engine starts to crank. The "Glow Plug"...
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    Engine Temperature Light

    On my dash below my Glow Plug light is a Engine Temperature light. This rather warm morning when I went to start my old `86 the Engine Temp light came on and my Glow Plug light didn't. The engine refuses to start. Is there a over temp shut-off switch? I swear I heard the glow-plug solenoid...
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    Turned off running truck, immediately no horn, no lights, no power to cab

    Agreed, One is in the mail from Rockauto.com. An iffy dimmer switch is just another variable that I don't need.
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    Turned off running truck, immediately no horn, no lights, no power to cab

    Justin ** (two stars) for the suggestion ---- Corey ** (two) for reiterating the need. Your suggestion was correct! I would like to stress, no matter how good the connector looks from the outside, how well it performs using a multi-meter, nothing, and I mean nothing beats a through physical...
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    Turned off running truck, immediately no horn, no lights, no power to cab

    Justin, I wasn't aware that was the main feed. I know that wire, I gave them a cursory check and QD and Fusible Links checked OK. However, I can't rule it out as it sure could be 'downstream', I'll go give it the them all a much more detailed inspection/test. Thanks!
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    Turned off running truck, immediately no horn, no lights, no power to cab

    Rick, Would that it were fixed. Just the 4-ways work, nothing else. Making me a tad bit bozo. =/
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    Turned off running truck, immediately no horn, no lights, no power to cab

    Update A couple weeks ago I boasted that I had an EMP proof truck, I should have know better than say something like that. LoL I got tired of fooling around with the grounds, opted to buy a ground cable from parts store, went straight from the street side battery ground to the bolt where the...
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    So mines not supposed to do this?

    Hahaha, Thought I was the only one. I about fainted when I discovered that 4k was ok! I was surprised when I got the injectors cleaned and hammered down. I was missing a lot.
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    Choosing a Turbo for your IDI: Turbo Components, Specs, and Compressor Maps.

    Wes, Thanks for the Reader's Digest version. I believe I stumbled over the unsimplified 'Turbo Thesis' and suffered brain-locking overload. MPG makes me smile more than HP, will part 2 address economy? Thanks!
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    Turned off running truck, immediately no horn, no lights, no power to cab

    Catbird, Good advice, I'm all in when it comes to saving time, especially when there is a smarter way to do it! Thanks!
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    Turned off running truck, immediately no horn, no lights, no power to cab

    Rick, There may be something to the dimmer switch. The time before this happened, I turned on the headlights and all went south. A week or more later I got in and stopped the dimmer switch (frustration) later when I tried the key, I had power. Never drew that conclusion, thought they were...
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