MM suggested I post up after speaking with him on the telephone yesterday afternoon.

this all started after some cold weather here. leaving work one day and just died on me a few times, hard to start and then finally nothing.

 

here goes

working on a 1999 2500 5.9 l . it is hi-line w/auto transmission. key fobs never worked for me.

trouble is it is very very hard to start. finally got it to run yesterday, let it run for about 5 minutes and turned it off. it didn’t want to start again.

then when turning the key to start and run position, no lift pump noise.

i waited 30 minutes and cycled the key again and heard the lift pump running. 

wait to start light come on immediately for about 2 seconds then goes off. grid heater are not hooked up at this time

 

before I have let it run till it warmed and shifted the gears and/or gave it some fuel and just dies.

 

batteries are at full charge, 13.9v from alternator. I did have the alt. checked. checked out fine. mm suggested to take it out and have it checked again for bad diodes

new rebuilt starter

refreshed/rebuilt ecm

new tpps

IP been in it just at two years (blue chip diesel - stock)

lift pump in it just at 2.5 years (airtex)

have not replaced sealing washers at back of the head. going to do that later today as long as Michael doesn’t dump water on me.

 

going to get a better fuel pressure gauge today and check that, again. was checking it with a HF pressure testing kit.

 

all cable ends have been replaced, new military style battery clamps.     have not combined grounds to block, yet.

Edited October 10, 20186 yr by RAD

On 10/10/2018 at 3:02 PM, dripley said:

 

 

What kind of fuel pressure are seeing with gauge you have? Airtex is not one of better pumps.

 

Driply big chicken talking about Airtex........ It's really a POS.

 

when talking about keeping the VP healthy you need fuel pressure to always stay above 14 p.s.i. That is so important because the airtex cannot hold that pressure hauling heavy or even regular acceleration.

 

The only time I experienced excessive battery draw down or excessive load was from a bad starter motor. Put so much load on the batteries it would use everything they had in one try with the starter.

 

BTW. Both my trucks have injection pumps from Industrial injection. I like that company. 

Edited January 26, 20196 yr by JAG1

IP is TOAST!!!

 

Hope your IP is under warranty, or the vendor will honor it being at fault and replace/repair it for you, since it seems that it's not that old.

No 3 months out of warranty.

 

Blue chip diesel. Technician told Doug Rocco it was full of rust. I am guessing that is what the blob is at the end of the ribbon wire.

 

yes it was started some since Jan 2017 when it went down. It would never stay running. Must have picked up some bad fuel????

 

 

Where you using bio by chance

No

i don’t even know where it is sold down here.

 

been checking things. I may try and take the top loose like the picture, and remove the wired attachment on the side and see if I can flush/clean some of the stuff out.

Would like it to run long enough in order to get the engine heated up so any potential buyer knows it does run.

1 NEW INTANK UNIT

1 NEW 1/2" AIRDOG DRAWSTRAW KIT

1 NEW ORIGINAL AIRDOG 150

1 NEW AIRDOG LOW PRESSURE LIGHT KIT

1 NEW THOROUGHBRED DIESEL INJECTION PUMP

 

TRUCK IS RUNNING WELL!!

 

Edited May 22, 20195 yr by RAD

Low pressure light kit comes on at what psi? If 5?  That is to low.  And I think to mount need 1/2 behind for connection.  Not good imo.  But maybe new stuff is better compared to my old model.  Just something to consider.