Sickmaker

Sorry, it always turns over, but sometimes it starts and sometimes it doesn't, especially after the truck has been running and it hot.

Trucked cranked right up this morning. Drove it home, killed it and it would not restart. Then I did the lift pump check. Lift pump runs great. I drained the fuel filter canister then cranked the truck, diesel poured out as I was cranking. Trucked cranked up after a few minutes but now, an hour later, no luck.

Good looking guide. I replaced the starter about six month ago, as soon as I had trouble starting, and put new batteries in after that. I will check the electrical though.

Thanks dripley. Fuel connections tight No fuel leaks Full tank of diesel this afternoon. It actually refused to crank at the diesel pump. Vp looks brand new from Thoroughbred Diesel. Is there a way to test the VP? I took the truck a couple weeks ago to a diesel shop near me and the mechanic gave me codes for fuel pump or injector pump.

My 99 3500, 5sp manual began having trouble starting about 6 months ago. I limped it along but finally broke down and replaced the lift pump and the vp44 this past weekend. Truck cranked great, ran great, killed, then cranked right up again. Today, I drove the truck about 6 miles, killed it, cranked it about 15 minutes later but to no avail. Waited, attempted to crank again, but nothing. The factory lift pump was replaced with an in tank pump before I bought the truck. I replaced the Spectra Premium SP7036M Fuel Pump Assembly and the vp44 with a Bosch from Thoroughbred Diesel. I'm in dire straights here guys. I just dropped $1200 on parts, did the labor myself following 1973's guide to save the $2k labor cost. What do I check next?