Brad Clayton Posted September 28, 2010 Share Posted September 28, 2010 Saw a good one today. A friend calls me 'bout a week ago with 7.3 troubles. '99 E-box stalled and wouldn't restart. Pulled codes and had the usual electronic feedback code. He decided to check the wiring from the pcm to the icm, changed the cam sensor, swapped pcm and idm out, replaced starter and batteries, still nothing. Called me back and I asked if the glow plug lamp came on, yes. He was at his wits end and I decided to make a house call. Got there and said lets see what she's doin'. He spins it over and it's turnin' 'bout 62 RPM's. I said we gotta get a battery charger on this thing. He says the stuffs all brand new. Hhhmmm.. I didn't bring an amp clamp with me. Lets pop the belt off this puppy and see what happens. So he takes the air cleaner assy out and holy crap there is some serious compressor clutch dust. Things locked up tight. Truck purrs like a kitten with the belt off. Ouch. He just sat back and had to laugh. You know sometimes you can't see the forest for the trees, or somethin' like that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mchan68 Posted September 28, 2010 Share Posted September 28, 2010 Read post #34 of this thread: http://www.thedieselstop.com/forums/f23/crank-no-start-turns-into-seized-260925/index3.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad Clayton Posted September 28, 2010 Author Share Posted September 28, 2010 Damn, I can show whoyamacallit that and cheer him right up! Them boys gotta feel pretty friggin dumb. *thank you Dictionary.com, I almost misspelled dumb* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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mchan68 Posted September 28, 2010 Share Posted September 28, 2010 I don't think the owners of these trucks are though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Browning Posted September 28, 2010 Share Posted September 28, 2010 Ohhhh and I had to add my two cents didn't I? The idiot had all of the clues in the beginning with his FEAD Belt and A/C failure and Gofaterdammit's suggestion... but how did three shops miss the compressor? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Amacker Posted September 29, 2010 Share Posted September 29, 2010 IIRC there's an updated IDM PN to get rid of a ghost IDM feedback code. No CEL, no driveability issues, just the code. I got a lot of good IDMs for that update..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad Clayton Posted September 29, 2010 Author Share Posted September 29, 2010 I gotta tell ya that is one hella starter motor on these rigs. Most vehicles would just click click. The belt polished the shit out of the a/c pulley, you could do your hair lookin at it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topfuel341 Posted October 1, 2010 Share Posted October 1, 2010 Life begins at 8,000 HP! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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