thrashingcows

I have two spare OEM alternators in the garage waiting for their turn to power the truck. I will rebuild the current one once it finally gives up the fight.

mknittle

I cleaned the connections and replaced the fender mounted solenoid. and still have intermittent click of the solenoid but the starter don't spin. I tap the starter with a 2#hammer it works fine. especially if my wife turns the key and just a tiny bump and voila.

Butterball

Once I got my winch box and tool box swapped over to the new trailer, I put the First Gen to WORK!

I own 12 FedEx Ground trucks, so this happens quite a bit....

Blue Goose

try a rock instead..it works for TC...

edwinsmith

Yep! That sounds like the contacts are shot. To bad the easy fix didn't work. Now you gotta drop the starter.

Edwin

edwinsmith

"The truck has been hard to start lately. Once it gets going it's OK but after it sits for 5 minutes it acts like it is not got fuel. I checked the fuel pressure after the filter and it seems adequate. I changed the filter and checked the pressure again with no change. But the truck started fine after getting all the air out of it.

If it still acts up in the morning I'm wondering if I have an air leak in the line between the tank and the pump. I replaced the rubber line at the tank and the line to the Piston pump is OK. Is there any other rubber line under the cab?"

bigredbrick

I finished up installing a new amplifier box for the Isspro pyrometer and now have a functioning EGT gauge. Installed a PDR intake and BHAF. Took the 'brick' out on I-80 and matted the pedal, boost just shy of 20 (still stock turbo), and EGT max 900 with foot in it pulling a grade. Can't wait to get the S300G installed next weekend! It's only been in the closet 3 1/2 months, don't want to rush things!

Angry Johnny

I went to the U Pull It yard this weekend and picked up a hydroboost off a 98 2500 truck. It was a Cummins truck but someone beat me to the engine. They left the trans and converter though so I snagged the converter, expensive cores they are. The trans was a 2WD RE so I really have no use for it. I did grab the Trac Loc differential out of the rear. The clutches are worn out but everything else looks good. I can rebuild it and swap it out for the worn out one in my truck during my vacation next month.

Collecting parts now for the hydroboost conversion. I'm going to have fun with that one.

maybe368

Mine was leaking from a crack in the lp where the line from the tank was connected. The only way that I found it was to pressurize the tank with a few lb's of pressure. 5 minutes later, there was a drip, drip... from the connection...Mark

I don't know why the quote function put it all together like it is one post...Sorry, I hit edit instead of quote, friggin' newb

73CrewCab

bigragu

That looks like it would leave its mark really well on the ricer car not paying attention while texting and he plows into your rear, lol

1stGEN'93

edwinsmith

Went to Home Depot to get some soldering flux. The truck didn't want to start when I left there. I'll go fill the tank tomorrow to see if that makes a diff. If it does that points to the fuel leaking back from the engine.

Could the return line be draining the Injection Pump?

Why would air in the line from the tank cause hard starting if the Injection Pump is full of fuel?

maybe368

Have you checked the FSS wire? Mine would suddenly lose power, then immediately come back. It was an iffy connection on the FSS...Mark

NJTman

Today, I put the plow in storage, emptied and removed my weight baskets, and dumped 480 lbs of sand into the dogs pen. Now the truck rides like a bucking bronco again.
Lol

Glad to see winter leave us.