This is fixable, right?

[The_Hammer]

That's my fuel shutoff solenoid relay lol. I've a got a couple new ones on the way from Larry B, until then it's the ol' "pop the hood and push the rod" routine. 

[Mopar1973Man]

Sorry Hammer that relay is junk.

[IBMobile]

I not to sure about that.              I was told that if you soak it in diesel fuel you could fix just about anything.    

[Mopar1973Man]

9 minutes ago, IBMobile said:

I not to sure about that.              I was told that if you soak it in diesel fuel you could fix just about anything.    

Here is your rag... Now you can wipe the BS off the corner of your mouth.

Edited January 7, 2016 by Mopar1973Man

[joecool911]

That comes from driving through flooded streets.

[Mopar1973Man]

Seriously... I've got the 1995 Dodge sitting here without a solenoid at all. The Owner uses a chock cable to shut down the truck pull the cable and the engine shuts down like old 2.5 Ton Military Trucks.

Edited January 7, 2016 by Mopar1973Man

[The_Hammer]

Apparently I didn't check the "notify me of replies" box when I posted this. I thought no one had ever replied lol. 

Yeah, those solenoids must have been toast for a good while now. I found that the previous owner had a wire running from the starter relay to the FSS, completely bypassing the FSS relay. That wire ended up coming loose causing my FSS to no longer function without a literal helping hand. I now have everything properly repaired and a new relay from Larry B installed. It's a good feeling with you un-eff things back to the way they're supposed to be. 

On 1/7/2016 at 9:14 PM, Mopar1973Man said:

Seriously... I've got the 1995 Dodge sitting here without a solenoid at all. The Owner uses a chock cable to shut down the truck pull the cable and the engine shuts down like old 2.5 Ton Military Trucks.

That's how the L Series engines were set up in the early 80's to 90's Mack trucks. 

On 1/7/2016 at 9:12 PM, joecool911 said:

That comes from driving through flooded streets.

Considering where the relay is mounted it would be more like driving in to a lake lol. 

[Mopar1973Man]

On 1/20/2016 at 7:41 AM, The_Hammer said:

Considering where the relay is mounted it would be more like driving in to a lake lol. 

Being a 12V fuel shutoff relay is located on the cowl on the driver side about 1/3 of the way over. What make the difference is if the relay is hung up-side-down which will allow water to leak into it. Also if your missing the cowl weather strip this problem is worse.

[The_Hammer]

2 hours ago, Mopar1973Man said:

Being a 12V fuel shutoff relay is located on the cowl on the driver side about 1/3 of the way over. What make the difference is if the relay is hung up-side-down which will allow water to leak into it. Also if your missing the cowl weather strip this problem is worse.

What is this "cowl weatherstrip" you speak of? 

[Cowboy]

It's the rubber strip that runs across the top of the firewall.

 

 

[Mopar1973Man]

That right there keeps the rain from pouring into the engine area.

[The_Hammer]

I know what it is, I was just making a funny since mine is completely missing lol. 

[Mopar1973Man]

Now you know you need to go to your friend house and steal his off his truck. Tell him he don't need it. 

[Buzzinhalfdozen]

4 hours ago, Cowboy said:

It's the rubber strip that runs across the top of the firewall.

 

 

So is that electrical taped coolant hose preventing a hole or sealing up a hole?  I've done both with limited success. 

[Cowboy]

Lol, Prevention.

I tore the last one up by looping it over the oil filler for OFV access, but forgot to take it off.  The electrical tape/PVC pipe glue makes for a fan resistant coolant line, it works.