Hard start...dies while driving
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RE: Hard start...dies while driving
Ok, I backed pinned the fuel pump relay and the power to the fuel pump yesterday. In posit 2 the pump and relay show 13vdc and then goes back to 0, that's the initial surge of the pump before it starts, ie normal. Then in posit 3, crank, the voltage climbs and hits 12-13vdc and voila the engine starts. I left my meter on while running the truck to make sure I kept voltage coming out of the relay to the fuel pump. All good no prob, then once it decides not to start no volt out of relay, sounds like a bad real not closing or something, so I swap with known good relay and same prob. No volt out of fuel relay = no volt to pump. Let it sit and voila voltage coming out again, starts fine.
The charging and starting schematic shows a wire from the ECM to the fuel pump relay. Does anyone know what it's doing? Could the ECM be bad and sending the wrong signal, and not allowing the relay to close like it should? The wiring seems to be all good, I double checked it yesterday and found no problems.
( i do have relays on order for back up)
The charging and starting schematic shows a wire from the ECM to the fuel pump relay. Does anyone know what it's doing? Could the ECM be bad and sending the wrong signal, and not allowing the relay to close like it should? The wiring seems to be all good, I double checked it yesterday and found no problems.
( i do have relays on order for back up)
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RE: Hard start...dies while driving
I don't want it to be an ecu, and really it shouldn't be. I talked to a serbvice rep at LR and there are multiple inputs that the ECM want before it gives the OK for fuel. ie crank and cam position. Geoman has already recommended the cam posit sensor. I am going to check out all the wiring to both sensors and get the codes read. Right now it looks like a sensor.
Geoman, if you happen to check back in on this will the cam sensor let the engine fail/die while running?? Yesterday I got it to run and within 15 min or so it died with no warning and now won't start again.
Thanks to all for the help
Geoman, if you happen to check back in on this will the cam sensor let the engine fail/die while running?? Yesterday I got it to run and within 15 min or so it died with no warning and now won't start again.
Thanks to all for the help
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RE: Hard start...dies while driving
This is pretty cool talking to my myself.........Update # ?? Anyway talked to a lot of diff people and did some reading, got a crankshaft position sensor on order. As per the repair manual difficult starting and no code is realted to the CKS going bad/failing. Has anyone replaced one? The book shows an adjustment from the "Test Book" after install. Is this just to reset the light??? I do't see what else you could do unless you messed up the spacers or something.
Thanks for all the help, if it wasn't for the forum I would have shot this thing, at least if I don't get an answer on my problem I can read about everyone elses problems. Misery loves company.
Thanks for all the help, if it wasn't for the forum I would have shot this thing, at least if I don't get an answer on my problem I can read about everyone elses problems. Misery loves company.
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RE: Hard start...dies while driving
Ok, got it running again. Changed out the crankshaft position sensor and it started right up with no prob.
It seems to run good, but at a stop in D it wants to go, seems a lil jumpy/idles funny. In park it goes away and driving seems good.
Guess that's the next prob to fix, at least it is starting!!!
It seems to run good, but at a stop in D it wants to go, seems a lil jumpy/idles funny. In park it goes away and driving seems good.
Guess that's the next prob to fix, at least it is starting!!!
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