jst652

can any one tell where any diesel wrecking yards or online used parts are.my fuel shut down solenoid is intermittent.Have to raise plunger to start. Dearler wants 739.00 for a little piece. cant believe the price!

9812vram

Best price on fuel shut off solenoid I've seen is on Larry B's site. I think they are $120. Google FosterTruck for his site. I wouldn't recommend putting on used electronics. There's no way of telling how worn they are. Also, make sure it's not the fuel shutoff relay or a bad connection on the fuseable link at the battery. Unless they are sticky (in which case they can be cleaned and put back into service) solenoids usually either work or they don't. Intermittent problems generally point to something else.

plow

Mine was doing the same thing few years ago and it was the relay, 15.00 from foster's.

pind

for a solenoid, try your local Bobcat dealer. part number 6681513

Usually around 100 bucks, give or take, direct bolt in, plug and play

MNorby

Definitely check your relay. Mine was doing same thing and tested and the relay appeared to be working ok with a volt meter but jumped the solenoid with a wire to the battery and it clicked up. Got a relay from Larry B and all is good. I did take my solenoid apart and clean it and replaced my torn up boot while I was there.

jst652

i cant believe the support you find here.what a great place!!!!

Diesel Dave2

Got mine from Geno garage...Its been a while...I think it was around $135..

TheWaterman1000

If you really trying to save money and eliminated any more problems. You can convert to manual shut down. I posted pic's of my conversion. If any question ask...

Robert Rausch

Ditto going with a manual conversion.

Start and run position:



Kill position:

ET RAM

I installed a manual fuel control also. It is similar to the one pictured but mine has a small round **** and has about a 1.5-2" travel. In my installation I pull on and push off. Cost about $8.00 at AutoZone. It works great.

DieselCountry85

Doing this this weekend, can someone post a pic of how they hooked up to the fuel valve arm please?

Robert Rausch

Here's the bracket I made. The two holes bolt right onto the fuel shutoff lever.



This one's not a great picture, but you can sorta see how it's installed. I cut some of the original solenoid bracket away in order to install my bracket.

DieselCountry85

Thanks man, thats about what I had planned. I appreciate it.

Dr. Evil

Theres some very useful info here:

http://www.dodgeram.org/tech/dsl/tro..._solenoid.html

TheWaterman1000

I would put a spring from the arm to a hole on the outside bottom of the throttle bracket. Helps with the return on the arm to start. Check the photos on how I did it. Best