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AAARGH!!! I Need help!

Chefboy said:
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?
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He ran it after the filter change, see bold quote from his original post...:???: So something else is going on...yea I agree air getting in or the new filter is plugged or...that new FOS is chit like many of the new parts we purchase today.
 
1995 with an auto trans you can place the gear shift into any gear & then hold the ignition switch to start with the motor off...that will run yr lift pump so you can check for fuel at the filter air bleed.

I also just spotted you are running WVO so that could also be a major issue with the fuel / IP
 
Crankme69 said:
1995 with an auto trans you can place the gear shift into any gear & then hold the ignition switch to start with the motor off...that will run yr lift pump so you can check for fuel at the filter air bleed.

I also just spotted you are running WVO so that could also be a major issue with the fuel / IP
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I haven't run any WVO since last summer.
 
Yeah,he ran it after the filter change,But if the LP pumps the pressure up it can drive the air up to the top of the filter housing(depending what kind of filter he put on) and bypass fuel to the IP.
after shut down that air can push the fuel back down beyond the outlet port.
Don't know, one got to check that.
 
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