Dead Powerstroke

[jrobinson2]

My brother has a dead '99 Ford Powerstroke in his yard, when he tried to move it to work on the trailer it just quit running, it turns over fine but wont fire. He talked to the owners and they told him three days ago they put about 3 gallons of gasoline in it. Is 3 gallons of gas enough to kill it? it ran about 175 miles before it stopped. Anything else he can check, fuel pressure, codes, another problem unrelated to the gasoline? I've heard a bad CPS will stop them how do you check for a failed CPS?

Thanks

Jared

 

[Sticks]

Oh yeah, 3 gallons is more than enough to kill it. Drain the tank, and the fuel system, and re-prime the system.

 

[Kickin Y2K]

does the tachometer move when you crank it over? If not then it is the CPS, if it moves it's something else. Read the codes should tel you.

 

[Big_Daddy_T]

They dont have an injection pump. I do not think the lack of lubricity will kill their injectors.

 

[jrobinson2]

Originally posted by Big_Daddy_T

They don't have an injection pump. I do not think the lack of lubricity will kill their injectors.

Do they have a lift pump that could be hurt by the gas?

Do you need a tool to retrieve codes?

My brother is going to flush the fuel system and check the tach for CPS signal Monday, if it still wont go its off to the dealer.

Jared

 

[lmills]

most likely the CPS

 

[gds3076]

You might want to try and post your question on http://forums.thedieselstop.com/ubbthreads/



this is pretty much the same thing as the TDR but for fords. No offense to the TDR or its members. I hope this helps.

 

[jrobinson2]

It was the fuel, he drained the tank and re-primed the system and it seems to be running fine.

Thanks for the suggestions

Jared

 

[Sticks]

Glad you guys found the problem. Cheaper than the dealer to do it.