Engine/Transmission (1994 - 1998) Trucks dies

[Josparkz]

Okay, I'm driving along the other nite, maybe -8*F.

Went a couple of miles and truck starts to run like crap. Gave it some pedaland it dies. Can't get it running. Neighbor drags it home. I think maybe the so called bio-diesel anti-gell didn't work.

Plug in the heater, put another heater on the pan. It wouldn't run yesterday. Dosed it with PS 9-11. Got the filter off today. Checked the screen on the heater/strainer. Neither one looked bad. Heater did not appear melted. New filter dosed with 9-11. No start. Bled the injectors. Finally got it going. Settled down to a smooth idle. After five minutes I gave it some throttle. It took a crap. Won't start again. Needed to take a break so I posted now. Going to go back out and see if the filter is getting fuel still and check the driver side boost lines and maybe crack the fuel lines at the pump.

Okay, how familiar does this sound? Anybody have this happen ?

Or anybody got this one figured?

Thanks.



Joe - (not a happy camper)

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[fest3er]

Most likely it's thoroughly gelled, and most likely a large portion of the fuel in the tank is gelled, too.

You need to treat the tank as well as the lines and stuff up front. You will probably also need to thaw the tank. This happened to me a while ago in So. Mich. when it was -14F. It ran long enough to make it into brother's garage. Put his propane panel heater under the truck and spent an hour heating the filter area and the lines. But 'tweren't good enough. I had to heat the tank as well. Once that melted, the anti-gel mixed in and I had no more trouble.

 

[Josparkz]

I went out and got it running again. It idled for a couple of minutes and then died. Wouldn't start again. Hmmmm. And then it started snowing again. But the temp is up to 20 above. I'll get some heat under the tanks tomrrow. Put some more gell killer in it. Maybe get some jugs of number one and warm them and pour them on top. Hope that's all it takes