gnxtc2
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I had 8 blown injector orings and it wouldn't start by cranking. It only built 400 HPO. I shot it with ether and it ran fine.
Billy T.
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Cranks but no start.
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I had 8 blown injector orings and it wouldn't start by cranking. It only built 400 HPO. I shot it with ether and it ran fine.
Billy T.
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gnxtc2
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Did you read this?
http://powerstrokearmy.com/forums/showthread.php?t=55804
Billy T.
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http://powerstrokearmy.com/forums/showthread.php?t=55804
Billy T.
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95powersmoker
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Interesting. I have been very spotty in the forums in recent years. My injectors were purchased in December 2013 now that I look at the receipt. Ever since my truck has always given a blue haze but has ran pretty good even with stock oil pump and turbo.
95powersmoker
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Ok IPR did not fix it. Still only produced about 290 psi until the batts dropped down again from cranking. I pulled the valve covers and cranked but did not see any oil coming from the base of injectors. I'm at a loss here. The hpop rez was empty when I got to the truck so I changed the IPR and IPR pigtail and refilled itself after IPR changed out. So it's down stream from the pump I think.
95powersmoker
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I cracked my fuel water separator and clean diesel filled the cup.
rusty1161
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How does the IPR harness look? This was mine when I had a no-start issue.
Rusty
Rusty
95powersmoker
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How does the IPR harness look? This was mine when I had a no-start issue.
Rusty
I replaced it with the IPR today. It sort of looked like a gooey mess where the wires met the connector.
gnxtc2
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Disconnect the HPOP line going to the head. Plumb shop air into the HPO rail....I bet you will find your problem.
Or
Get yourself a manual hydraulic gauge (3500psi) and plumb it into the passenger side HPO rail. Remove the driver's side HPOP line from the head and plug it with a fitting. Crank the motor over and see if you get any HPO. To diagnose the driver side head, just plug the passenger side HPOP line. Use AE to read the ICP sensor reading or use your gauge.
Oh BTW...every 7.3 owner should have a mechanical gauge to read the HPO.
Billy T.
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Get yourself a manual hydraulic gauge (3500psi) and plumb it into the passenger side HPO rail. Remove the driver's side HPOP line from the head and plug it with a fitting. Crank the motor over and see if you get any HPO. To diagnose the driver side head, just plug the passenger side HPOP line. Use AE to read the ICP sensor reading or use your gauge.
Oh BTW...every 7.3 owner should have a mechanical gauge to read the HPO.
Billy T.
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95powersmoker
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Billy, I don't have air at my work yard. Are you suggesting it's the orings? I'll have to build a gauge to plumb into the hoses. You wouldn't happen to know what size fittings I would need for that do you? I've got orings coming from riffraff already. Figured it couldn't hurt to do them anyways.
gnxtc2
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First, I would call Tim @ PIS and inquire if your injectors have the bad o-rings. Tim has a record of them.
I don't want to say to it's the o-rings, I like to diagnose things before throwing parts at it.
And yes, it's a #5 ORB fitting. Take one of the plugs out and bring it with you. You want 5 orb to what size hose you're using for the gauge.
Billy T.
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PSD POWER007
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By the time you chase down all the fittings that you need, you could've been had the valve covers off. A bad upper oring will show it self right away when you start cranking on it. If your injectors are 2 years or so old, you are gonna be in the bad oring range most likely.
95powersmoker
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I posted yesterday that I pulled the vc's and cranked but could not see an oil leak. Very little if anything. Hard to tell what was residual oil and what might be leaking oil. Definitely no streams of oil leak at the injectors.
When you say plug the hpop line, you do plug the port on the HPOP and removed the line entirely?
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gnxtc2
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What ever is easier for you. I unscrewed the hose from the head and installed a plug in the end of the hose. Just remember that the pressure reading will be in the opposite head.
Billy T.
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95powersmoker
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I've got a gauge and hose put together. Trying to find the female #5orb's were kind of tricky but one of the shops we use was able to put something together for me. I will report back my findings.
