I have a 93 7.3 idi that I just turbo'd with the banks sidewinder kit. I also changed the entire glow plug wire harness and put all new motorcraft glow plugs in. The truck has been sitting a total of 3 weeks while I installed the turbo system and exhaust system. Now I know you have to move the crossover fuel line on the back of the engine, but I did that 6 months ago when I upgraded the injectors because I knew I would have to when I got the turbo kit. The truck ran great up until I parked it to do this. I always run fuel treatment in both tanks, both tanks are full, fuel filter only has 2000 miles roughly on it, oil was just changed a week before I parked it. So now that i gave some history, after i got done with the installation, i started the truck(which two 15 second key holds), it started and idled rough for about 10 seconds and cleared right up. Smoke looked great, idled great for about 10 mins, so i backed it out of the garage and it went to high idle for about 2 minutes and then just shut off. Went to start it up again and nothing, no smoke out the exhaust while cranking. So i had my buddy turn it over while bled the fuel filter and it was shooting straight full for about a minute with no air. It was late so i called it a night, went back out the next day and tried again.( truck was plugged in all night and had battery tender on it) It fired right up, idled for about 10 mins again shut off. Wouldn't start again. Took a test light to the two plugs on the Injection pump and touched the positive battery terminal and they all lit up.
Is there anything else i should check that might be a simple dumb mistake? Mind you that when i installed the turbo kit, fuel system was never touched, the only real thing that has changed is the GP harness. Is there something else in the harness that would allow it not to start? I wont be working on it again till Saturday due to the weather gonna be in the 10's the next two days. I will be putting a new fuel filter on then. Any advice would be awesome as this was my daily driver, and the wifes car is really getting on my nerves with traction control BS haha. Thanks!
Is there anything else i should check that might be a simple dumb mistake? Mind you that when i installed the turbo kit, fuel system was never touched, the only real thing that has changed is the GP harness. Is there something else in the harness that would allow it not to start? I wont be working on it again till Saturday due to the weather gonna be in the 10's the next two days. I will be putting a new fuel filter on then. Any advice would be awesome as this was my daily driver, and the wifes car is really getting on my nerves with traction control BS haha. Thanks!
