GP issues?
#1
GP issues?
Ok folks I just picked up another truck to add to my stable. She is a 88 7.3 non turbo 4wd crew cab 5 speed. The PO did some work to it like a pushbutton off of the GP controller and added a block heater (truck was from Nebraska). When I went to crank her this morning I waited for the light to go out and tried starting. It sounded almost like a carb motor not getting enough fuel or something,so I cycled the switch and waited for the light again and after a few turn overs she fired up and smoked a little heavy but ran fine.
My 86 6.9 fires right up so I am wondering if I should do the GP's on this one too. Any suggestions?
My 86 6.9 fires right up so I am wondering if I should do the GP's on this one too. Any suggestions?
#3
I tried her again when I got home from work and it was 40 degrees out and the controller I think was making a clicking sound after the truck cranked and was running. Of course the more I tried to find it I couldn't climb up there in the engine compartment. It cranked over for a while before she fired off. The light stays on for about 4 seconds everytime though.
#6
Mine was doing that. I replaced gp's(all 8 were bad) and now she usually fires right up if I drive her everyday. Unfortunately, I'm an OTR truckdriver, so she takes a minute to crank after sitting for 1-1.5 weeks in cold weather. Boss won't let me run extension cords to the parking lot. Lol
#7
I replaced all the GP's with new motorcraft after I found an Autolite box while cleaning out the truck. Luckily I don't think they were that old but the were pretty sooted. But after all that I am still having a hard time getting her to crank when cold. The light stays on for about 10 seconds whether the motor is overnight cold or after I have driven it 30 miles into town. I narrowed the clicking sound to the GPR and it will click for about 5 seconds or so after she does fire. I notice the voltage guage dropping pretty good while it is doing the clicking as well. The batterys are holding 13v cold without the motor running but I am confused because this one does nothing like my 6.9
I'm beginning to wonder about the injector pump since she has 187k on her but the PO replaced the motor from a wrecked truck with about 100k he said.The fuel filter looks new as well although I do have another one I could possibly swap over if need be. Right now i'm lost because once she fires it runs awesome but I did refill it this morning and averaged 10mpg if that helps too.
I'm beginning to wonder about the injector pump since she has 187k on her but the PO replaced the motor from a wrecked truck with about 100k he said.The fuel filter looks new as well although I do have another one I could possibly swap over if need be. Right now i'm lost because once she fires it runs awesome but I did refill it this morning and averaged 10mpg if that helps too.
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