im new here and could use some help! about 8 months ago i parked my truck because of fuel prices - it ran fine, had a slight gray smoke to it when idling. and about 4 months ago i went to crank the truck and it will not fire. it will start with starting fluid but won't stay running i've tried fuel filters and a whole bunch more. could use some help and i have a very tight budget right now, and i really need my truck.

 

Injectors most likely

 

is there any way i can test the Injectors to be sure? i can get a hold of a snapon scan tool if that would help me do so

 

Idk without the truck running cause the only way I know how to is to check injector balance rates which I think you can only do when the trucks running I honestly would have it towed to a chevy dealership garage that says they worked on duramaxs before. Other than that I have no idea sorry man

 

ok thanks and do you think it could be the cp3 or will bad Injectors cause the no start and im in a rock and a hard spot the closest dealership is 80 miles away big tow bill i might sell the thing as is where is!!

 

sounds like bad injectors to me as well..

 

ok well thanks to thos of you who have been helping me i think im going to let it sit or maybe sell it i dont have the money to repair it at this time i hoped you guy would say its something cheep ha

 

Yeah man any injector job blows but on an lb7 there even worse cause you gotta tear the heads apart to get to them which is about $5000 just about anywhere you go. I'd sell it

 

yea i might sell it but i dont konw whats the best idea i have over $20 Gs in it in ranch hand bumpers to 100 GL fule tank in the bed and i ues the truck every day and my son is thinking about doin green fields so i need to fix this thing or trade it for a 2500HD or some thing to haul the tracotor and dozer so he can use it so if any one has ideas or a place where i cuold get cheep good injectors or some one who will give me a good ofer on the truck or a good trade and if its a trade it has to be even trade or boot to me i dont have the money to buy a truck so a lil help from the diesel fans out there whould be awsome thanks for all your help folks

 

If you change them your self it will only be roughly $2k. Not that hard to do. There is a good write up one this site.