John B
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- 1990
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I need help urgently as I start a new job 30 miles away and am down to one car and have no way to get there. I have put all new tires on it as well.
Symptom:
The truck will start, run 15-20 seconds, I can drive it maybe a block if I am real quick. Doesn't cough or sputter just stops.
What I have done:
I have NOT tested the fuel pressure because it does run.
When is stops it just stops, no sputtering or coughing.
Some history as well:
I did change the starter relay and when I did (this was the third time) I noticed that the lug from the battery to the relay looked like it had gotten hot so I changed the wire. It had run for a month or more like this. I suspect that I had a ground from this bad connector and it had damaged the relay.
The fuel pump has been replaced 2 times, once by taking off the bed for sure. But it ran for a long time this way.
Not sure what to do next…
Symptom:
The truck will start, run 15-20 seconds, I can drive it maybe a block if I am real quick. Doesn't cough or sputter just stops.
What I have done:
- Replaced the Idle air valve
- Replaced the fuel filter
- Truck started and idled fine for about 15 minutes, SUCCESS!! Shut it down. Later went to go some place with it and the truck started and idled fine, but no fan for the heater. Popped the hood, rapped the blower motor and it started and the truck died. Restarted fine and died at the end of the driveway, about 20 feet. Exhibited the same symptoms. The inertia switch did look like it was hitting something hot but the switch tested fine. I am an electrician by trade.
- Took it into shop, they thought the inertia switch was bad. I jumpered it for testing and still have the same issue. They wanted $600 to check the fuel pump
- Changed the fuel pump relay, no change, runs 3 times and then needs to sit for few minutes before it will start again. I did notice that a ground wire was disconnected by the power distribution module, looks like it came out of the lug.
I have NOT tested the fuel pressure because it does run.
When is stops it just stops, no sputtering or coughing.
Some history as well:
I did change the starter relay and when I did (this was the third time) I noticed that the lug from the battery to the relay looked like it had gotten hot so I changed the wire. It had run for a month or more like this. I suspect that I had a ground from this bad connector and it had damaged the relay.
The fuel pump has been replaced 2 times, once by taking off the bed for sure. But it ran for a long time this way.
Not sure what to do next…