Chefboy
New Member
Maybe someone can help me figure out why my 6.5 won't start...
Yesterday, I installed a new aftermarket fuel filter assembly (fuel manager), along with new fuel lines and injection return lines (the old stock stuff was looking pretty shabby, so I thought it would be good to replace it now rather than during our trip to Yellowstone this summer). Once I installed everything, I cranked the engine several times with the f/sol fuse removed, returned the fuse to its rightful location, and it started right up. I ran it at idle for about 10 minutes, then drove it around the neighborhood a bit, shut it off, and restarted it numerous times... all was well and I slept like a baby.
This morning, I tried to start it, but it would just crank and crank and crank, but never fire up. I checked all of my negative grounds, which are good. I checked the fuses and wiring harness connections, and they seemed to be fine as well. After all that wire jiggling, and multiple attempts at starting it, it finally fired up, reluctantly though. I gave thanks, ran it a while, drove it a while, shut it off and restarted it a few times, and then drove it to work... which is where it'll be staying tonight, 'cuz it's not starting once again.:mad2:
I'm not sure what to do, so any suggestions?
The PMD is a year and a half old, and it's been relocated on a deep heat-sink, so I don't think that that's the problem... but maybe.
I'm running on straight diesel fuel, and the fuel is fresh.
I want to check for air in the system, but the new fuel manager does not have the same kind of air-bleed setup, so I don't know how to do that.
I also thought that the fuel shutoff solenoid could be bad, but I replaced it just about 18 months ago (when I was chasing rabbits after buying the vehicle). Oh, and it did trip DTC 13, so again, this could be my problem.
Any suggestions?
Yesterday, I installed a new aftermarket fuel filter assembly (fuel manager), along with new fuel lines and injection return lines (the old stock stuff was looking pretty shabby, so I thought it would be good to replace it now rather than during our trip to Yellowstone this summer). Once I installed everything, I cranked the engine several times with the f/sol fuse removed, returned the fuse to its rightful location, and it started right up. I ran it at idle for about 10 minutes, then drove it around the neighborhood a bit, shut it off, and restarted it numerous times... all was well and I slept like a baby.
This morning, I tried to start it, but it would just crank and crank and crank, but never fire up. I checked all of my negative grounds, which are good. I checked the fuses and wiring harness connections, and they seemed to be fine as well. After all that wire jiggling, and multiple attempts at starting it, it finally fired up, reluctantly though. I gave thanks, ran it a while, drove it a while, shut it off and restarted it a few times, and then drove it to work... which is where it'll be staying tonight, 'cuz it's not starting once again.:mad2:
I'm not sure what to do, so any suggestions?
The PMD is a year and a half old, and it's been relocated on a deep heat-sink, so I don't think that that's the problem... but maybe.
I'm running on straight diesel fuel, and the fuel is fresh.
I want to check for air in the system, but the new fuel manager does not have the same kind of air-bleed setup, so I don't know how to do that.
I also thought that the fuel shutoff solenoid could be bad, but I replaced it just about 18 months ago (when I was chasing rabbits after buying the vehicle). Oh, and it did trip DTC 13, so again, this could be my problem.
Any suggestions?
