what the heck would cause this, i turn it on, it starts fine, i go to turn it off and it doesn't want to turn off, all the gauges on the dash shut off but the truck is still running, my mods are listed in my sig. someone help, i gotta go to work on midnight here at 830 and its 306 and i haven't slept yet cause of this, mannnnnnn.....

 

Shut down solenoid plunger tip got torn off, don't sweat it, it happens to quite a few of us.
For now you can use the mechanical lever on the side of the pump top. Going to look silly popping the hood to shut it down, but it will work.

 

where is this located, and where is the thing on the fuel pump or whatever to shut it down

 

Its on the injection pump, right on the side of the pump. There's only 2 levers on the injection pump, 1 is the throttle, the other is the shutdown lever.
Directly below the high speed stop.

 

how do i get the plunger out, do i have to pull the whole pump off?

 

Nope. Just unscrew it. Hack off the bracket that's in the way for better wrench access.

There's a write-up in the 1st gen sticky that tells how to reface the plunger. It'll work as long as it's not too far gone.

 

haha i dont udnerstand, do you mean take the top part of the pump off

 

like is this even in the pump, i dont even know where its at

edit: could someone take a picture of what im looking at or where this is located haha, cuz im sorta newer to this kinda stuff

 

Ok, here's a good pic of the pump...

https://www.dieseltruckresource.com/...36DSC06325.jpg

Wannadiesel wasn't trying to be funny, he seriously knows his stuff, listen to everything he tells you, right? :-) He meant you can remove some of the excess metal of the throttle bracket on the truck(not shown here) to gain better access to the solenoid(the brass button-looking thing above the fuel lines at the rear of the pump). The manual shutdown lever is the T-shaped lever on the driver's side of the pump; rotating it CCW will kill the motor. The guys that attach a manual cable(like a common manual choke on a carburetor) instead of repairing/replacing the solenoid are known as members of the 'pull cable club'. lol Hope that helps some, good luck!! :-)

 

i know wannadiesel was telling me how to do it, i just had no clue what it was that i needed to hack off or unscrew, is there anything electrical that could go wrong with this, any fuses or solenoids anywhere that could go bad before i unscrew that ungodly placed thing haha.

 

i got the truck fixed, i used bcs instructions, what tears that plunger anyways, is it something im doing while im driving?

 

Pushing the accelerator.

It probably won't tear again now that the excess rubber is gone.