mn_sclb
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Hey everyone, I'd like to start off first by saying I'm new to the forums. I've been on a couple of the others, but I think i like this one best (mostly because i can easily read from my phone lol) but I've read some pretty helpful threads and I hope someone can help my solve my issue(s)
Now, a little bit of background on this cluster phuck of a truck i have.. I traded my 97 sclb 7.3 for this e99 sclb (I'm just more of a fan of super duty) the guy i got it from had big plans for the truck. He put in Stage 2 splits, a TS-6, and a D66, and was going to get a wrecker bed for it. Unfortunately, life got in the way and he now had a newborn on his hands, and couldn't afford it anymore. The truck needed a bed, and brakes, It also has an oil consumption issue. The Po said something like 2qt/600miles, He wasn't sure why tho, he suggested turbo pedestal O-rings.
So I got the truck, unloaded it from the trailer, and drove it 2 blocks to my house where it sat. The first thing i noticed about the truck is that it had a hard time starting (45 degree weather, no snow yet) probably 6 mins of cranking 30 seconds on/ 30 off. But it would eventually start, and run rough for a few mins. The other thing i noticed is that at operating temperature, if I turned the chip up, then back down it would idle weird until i shut the truck off.. like a weird fast lopey idle. On my 97 i experimented with the 10k mod a little, and it was pretty similar to that. Knowing that i started checking sensors. ICP had oil in the plug, and EOP was broken. So i Fixed the EOP, closed the hood and went on with my day. It had snowed over night, and it was down to 30 degrees. Me wanting to check out my new toy, i went out the next day to try to start it. Now, the cranking time had almost doubled, but I managed to get it started. this time I went to check oil, check fuel filter for oil, and batteries. But me being a dumba$$ i didn't get the fuel filer cap tight enough, and the truck suddenly shook violently and stalled out, then started spraying fuel everywhere. I tightened and restarted, truck ran fine, went on with my day. The next day, is when the sh!t completely started to hit the fan. I go out to start the truck, but this time it's not starting. It just pumps out white smoke, and cranks away. As i keep going, the smoke gets darker and darker, and the motor stumbles as if it wants to start, but never actually does. I had read that if the IDM doesn't get 10.5v it wont start, so I recharged the batteries, Hooked up my cheepie scanner with Torque on my phone, then went back to work. I saw that ICP would build to 3200, then drop off instantly when i stopped cranking. checked IPR, and sure enough it was unplugged, plugged it back in and now it would hold ICP, but still wouldn't start. Next, i moved on to glow plugs. I tried Ohming them, but they all showed 0 ... Thinking it was the UVCH i started ohming injectors, They all showed values. So then, frustrated, I gave up to hit the forums. The next day I took a fuel sample, before trying to start again. Except this time the battery voltage would go from 12.7 to 9.5 within 20 seconds. Brought the batteries in to be load tested and charged, both came out to be 925 and 12.7 again. Gave it another shot at starting, and the truck cranked 3 times, then just stopped. from then on the starter just clicked once while turning the key, then once more letting go.
Since then, I've pulled the valve cover, fixed the UVCH (which was half unplugged) and pulled out my #6 injector to check for bad injector O-Rings. I checked out my turbo which has no play at all, but intake boot did have a tear in it though, which was full of fuel... Oops.
So basically, I'm at this point where I have this truck, that I don't even know where to start with. I'm starting to feel in way over my head, and I think i need some help. Sorry in advance for such a long post, but if you read this far in there's still hope for me lol. My next post, will be all of the pictures and videos I've documented over the last 2 months. Thanks for any help guys.
Now, a little bit of background on this cluster phuck of a truck i have.. I traded my 97 sclb 7.3 for this e99 sclb (I'm just more of a fan of super duty) the guy i got it from had big plans for the truck. He put in Stage 2 splits, a TS-6, and a D66, and was going to get a wrecker bed for it. Unfortunately, life got in the way and he now had a newborn on his hands, and couldn't afford it anymore. The truck needed a bed, and brakes, It also has an oil consumption issue. The Po said something like 2qt/600miles, He wasn't sure why tho, he suggested turbo pedestal O-rings.
So I got the truck, unloaded it from the trailer, and drove it 2 blocks to my house where it sat. The first thing i noticed about the truck is that it had a hard time starting (45 degree weather, no snow yet) probably 6 mins of cranking 30 seconds on/ 30 off. But it would eventually start, and run rough for a few mins. The other thing i noticed is that at operating temperature, if I turned the chip up, then back down it would idle weird until i shut the truck off.. like a weird fast lopey idle. On my 97 i experimented with the 10k mod a little, and it was pretty similar to that. Knowing that i started checking sensors. ICP had oil in the plug, and EOP was broken. So i Fixed the EOP, closed the hood and went on with my day. It had snowed over night, and it was down to 30 degrees. Me wanting to check out my new toy, i went out the next day to try to start it. Now, the cranking time had almost doubled, but I managed to get it started. this time I went to check oil, check fuel filter for oil, and batteries. But me being a dumba$$ i didn't get the fuel filer cap tight enough, and the truck suddenly shook violently and stalled out, then started spraying fuel everywhere. I tightened and restarted, truck ran fine, went on with my day. The next day, is when the sh!t completely started to hit the fan. I go out to start the truck, but this time it's not starting. It just pumps out white smoke, and cranks away. As i keep going, the smoke gets darker and darker, and the motor stumbles as if it wants to start, but never actually does. I had read that if the IDM doesn't get 10.5v it wont start, so I recharged the batteries, Hooked up my cheepie scanner with Torque on my phone, then went back to work. I saw that ICP would build to 3200, then drop off instantly when i stopped cranking. checked IPR, and sure enough it was unplugged, plugged it back in and now it would hold ICP, but still wouldn't start. Next, i moved on to glow plugs. I tried Ohming them, but they all showed 0 ... Thinking it was the UVCH i started ohming injectors, They all showed values. So then, frustrated, I gave up to hit the forums. The next day I took a fuel sample, before trying to start again. Except this time the battery voltage would go from 12.7 to 9.5 within 20 seconds. Brought the batteries in to be load tested and charged, both came out to be 925 and 12.7 again. Gave it another shot at starting, and the truck cranked 3 times, then just stopped. from then on the starter just clicked once while turning the key, then once more letting go.
Since then, I've pulled the valve cover, fixed the UVCH (which was half unplugged) and pulled out my #6 injector to check for bad injector O-Rings. I checked out my turbo which has no play at all, but intake boot did have a tear in it though, which was full of fuel... Oops.
So basically, I'm at this point where I have this truck, that I don't even know where to start with. I'm starting to feel in way over my head, and I think i need some help. Sorry in advance for such a long post, but if you read this far in there's still hope for me lol. My next post, will be all of the pictures and videos I've documented over the last 2 months. Thanks for any help guys.
