I do plan on doing the timing chain, water pump, front seal, harmonic balancer and pulley once I pay down some of the materials I just bought. I learned a LOT about my engine the past two weeks, and there are still more unknown hills to climb.
Without this forum I almost certainly would have...
Truck is all back together. New ignition pump, new injectors, new glow plugs, new batteries, new starter, runs like a dream EXCEPT the glow plugs aren't working.
Put a brand new glow plug controller from Accurate Diesel on, and I'm getting nothing, no Wait To Start light. It's warm enough that...
How hard is swapping out the timing chain for a newb with just the basic mechanical skills? Even the injection pump swap has me doing a lot of woodshedding on Youtube and message forums.
I did see the Fluid Dampener on the Leroy's site, and I definitely am going to make that a priority purchase one or two paychecks from now. Looks like he has a few other solid improvements I should be considering at this point in the truck's life.
Ordered a new DS 4, tune up kit and glow plugs from Accurate Diesel, ordered a set of Bosch injectors from Leroy Diesel. Amazon won't ship to anywhere in the Greater Sacramento area. Will probably have a few questions when it's time to install the new IP, but Youtube videos make it look doable...
Amazon is saying they won't ship to my location. Is that a California issue? If you're in Fullerton Amazon has worked out for you recently? How fast is the turnaround time at Leroy Diesel?
Thanks for the shopping advice. Hard to know who to turn to. Accurate Diesel is all over the search...
Sounds like the injection pump will cost as much as an oscilloscope! At 235,000 miles, I assume the IP is going to crap out at some point.
I'll try the clear tubing and shutoff solenoid check later today, along with the optical sensor and crankshaft position sensor, see if any fuel starts...
Thank you for the answers. I will act on everything later today.
When you say a "scope", where would I find one, what model? I'm in California. Autozone, O'Reilly's, Pep Boys, they would have a scope? I'm a newb. I do wire entire houses, so I'm somewhat familiar with electricity. But there will...
Hello Truck Stop, I own a 1996 GMC Sierra K2500 with a 6.5. 235,000 miles on it. Truck has been running great since I bought it at 105,000 miles. I replaced the transmission, had the front end suspension rebuilt. Original PMD crapped out at 190,000 miles, I put a remote unit on the side of the...