KodiakForge
Registered User
I am currently at a loss at this point.......
i had a random no start issue when making a run to the store, came back out with groceries and wouldnt crank over. had son bring me some extra batteries and it started right up and we drove home.
the next day i had a dead battery again and found that my cargo light on cab was constantly on, so i pulled the fuse to see if that was my issue and sure enough, batteries stay charged.
Now simultaneously im having the clicking issue with my glow plug controller. when i glow my plugs i just get constant clicking on and off and no latching/glowing of plugs. I plugged block heater in over night and she starts right up as usual so, I test my plugs and they all check out (ohms wise and test light wise). i have voltage to controller (obviously if its clicking) but its not making it over to the plug side.
i wondered if it was my glow plug harness so i pulled it out and hooked it up to the plugs that were also in question as well as new plugs i had around. using jumper cables a battery and a bench vise i clamped plugs in vise and grounded it out, then put (+) to harness and cycled plugs, which they all heated properly.
So after all that I put everything back in the truck in new harness tubing and wired up a manual push button switch for my plugs following the instructions of :
https://www.oilburners.net/articles/glowplugbypass.htm
After getting the switch wired exactly as ^^^above^^^ I now have the glow plugs cycling manually and everything works great in the glow plug department, but now after i cycle plugs ............nothing happens, i get no crank.
Remember before i did the glow plug bypass mod following : https://www.oilburners.net/articles/glowplugbypass.htm the truck cranked over and also would start just fine if block heater was plugged in, so i am at a complete loss as to why my truck wont crank over after bypassing controller. any help from you guys would be greatly appreciated I use my trucks to work so down time is critical. i have another truck but my wifes car is also down currently and parts are a ways out so im trying to get this issue solved so she can drive it. thanks in advance.
i had a random no start issue when making a run to the store, came back out with groceries and wouldnt crank over. had son bring me some extra batteries and it started right up and we drove home.
the next day i had a dead battery again and found that my cargo light on cab was constantly on, so i pulled the fuse to see if that was my issue and sure enough, batteries stay charged.
Now simultaneously im having the clicking issue with my glow plug controller. when i glow my plugs i just get constant clicking on and off and no latching/glowing of plugs. I plugged block heater in over night and she starts right up as usual so, I test my plugs and they all check out (ohms wise and test light wise). i have voltage to controller (obviously if its clicking) but its not making it over to the plug side.
i wondered if it was my glow plug harness so i pulled it out and hooked it up to the plugs that were also in question as well as new plugs i had around. using jumper cables a battery and a bench vise i clamped plugs in vise and grounded it out, then put (+) to harness and cycled plugs, which they all heated properly.
So after all that I put everything back in the truck in new harness tubing and wired up a manual push button switch for my plugs following the instructions of :
https://www.oilburners.net/articles/glowplugbypass.htm
After getting the switch wired exactly as ^^^above^^^ I now have the glow plugs cycling manually and everything works great in the glow plug department, but now after i cycle plugs ............nothing happens, i get no crank.
Remember before i did the glow plug bypass mod following : https://www.oilburners.net/articles/glowplugbypass.htm the truck cranked over and also would start just fine if block heater was plugged in, so i am at a complete loss as to why my truck wont crank over after bypassing controller. any help from you guys would be greatly appreciated I use my trucks to work so down time is critical. i have another truck but my wifes car is also down currently and parts are a ways out so im trying to get this issue solved so she can drive it. thanks in advance.