Hey y'all I just got off work, I was driving home, I pulled up to a stop light and my truck just died. It was at normal operating temp, it was plugged in while I was at work. I tried to restart it but wouldn't start. It would turn over but it wouldn't fire. Please help! I'm on side of road and its freezing out side. Thanks for any replies and help

 

Does the tach move when you crank it over?

 

Hey joebob, I really didn't pay attention to the tach, I was more worried about getting it out of the middle of the intersection onto a side road. I didn't run any anti gelling fluid in it. Maybe it gelled up? I went back there this morning to start it and of course, no start. It obviously wasn't plugged in last night plus we had below zero temps. The starter would just spin but not try to crank the motor (not the first time that's happened)

 

You need a new starter then and if the tach doesn't move you need a CPS

 

by the post, i am getting a sense of a horrible maintenance delivered by you towards your ride that keep resulting into the sudden break down at times .. sorry if i am wrong

 

My truck is actually very will maintained. Thanks for asking. I'm not on this thread to get a lecture that is completely irrelevant to the issues I'm having with my truck.

 

Time to tow it to the shop.

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Maybe needs a lift pump

 

Definitely check if the tach moves. Crank position sensor problems are fairly common and it's really cold which doesn't help anything


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Okay update on the truck: I got it started today. I replaced the fuel filter and the tach was moving when I was cranking so I figured the cps was okay. I backed it out of the barn, took it down the road and it started acting up again then just died. I tried to crank it over but it wouldn't start. I took some ether and sprayed it, the truck fired up but then died. I looked up pushing some button or something that released air in the system. I did that and it fired right up and I drove it back home. Any help? Could there be somewhere that its sucking air?