Archived Truck only runs for 10-30 seconds.

[JLandry]

I fixed the connection and am currently in the process of putting everything back together to take it down the road and see what happens.

I sure hope you have found it.



This sure has been puzzling.



John L.

 

[Nschroeder]

Well I think that was most of it. I still have a delayed wait to start light and the truck wont fire until it comes on. That would seem like more of an ecm thing to me tho? Other than that the truck runs great.

Thanks

Nick

 

[JLandry]

Well I think that was most of it.

Well CONGRATULATIONS!



By chance do you still have the replacement ECM from Bob Wagner installed? The WTS light problem could be due to a slight incompatibility between the replacement ECM and the rest of your truck's setup. Try swapping your original ECM back in and see if that helps.



John L.

 

[Nschroeder]

I have my old ecm in now but i may try swapping the new one in again to see if it changes anything.

Thanks

Nick

 

[HOBrian]

WOW guys, this is why I love TDR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!



I'm glad you got your truck running!!

 

[Sticks]

Well, now we know what intermittent contact at the tap wire causes. No wonder there is no step for checking that in the tree. Aftermarket. Never even thought of it as being a point of concern. Learned something today.

Glad to hear you found the problem.

I'd have been dumbfounded when you tried the replacement VP and it cured the problem that was pointing to ECM.

 

[Nschroeder]

Yep, we have all heard it before and here it is again. Check EVERYTHING you have added to your truck first. I thought I had but the wire tap got by me right from the very beginning. I almost did not catch it as it was I would have swapped pumps and thought that was it. The good news is that it sounds like i can send both the ecm and the pump back to their respective homes so I wont even be stuck with extra parts.



I would like to specialy thank sticks, Jlandry, Bob Wagner, and Chip Fisher for being so helpful and persistent working through this problem with me. This is a prime example of why the tdr is so great.

Thanks

Nick

 

[JMetzger]

Nschroeder: Just curious The bad wire was that a wire to the pump that you tapped at the pump or some where else?

 

[Nschroeder]

It looks like the tap that came with my adrenaline was very hard on the wire and may have actually severed some of the strands when it was installed. I am guessing that time and corrosion took care of the rest. I soldered and shrink wrapped the area and hopefully wont have any more trouble.

Thanks

Nick