Tyler's DD/plaything

[Sampuppy1]

Yeah. Got a test light out today. Weak power to the pump. Im picking up a 6.0 for the crew cab tomorrow so it's getting a temporary fused wire on a flip switch. I've got headers, a dumped loud ass exhaust and I'll have a manually switched fuel pump. #becauseracetruck

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[Sampuppy1]

Today I had to get the sucker running so we could go pick up a 6.0 for my buddy's truck. Out in the below zero temps I went with my trusty wire strippers and mini torch. Ran a wire from the hot post in the fuse box into the cab and hung a switch under the steering wheel. Ran back out down the firewall on top of the cab mount bracket and through the emergency brake cables holders up to the pump side of the harness. Hit the switch. Nothing. Flipped it the other way. Nothing. The F?!?
Test light came back out. Power was good. Tested the truck harness with key on. Sure enough. Lit right up. You're kidding me. It was a ground. So I just grabbed another heat shrink butt connector and snipped my CB antenna ground since I knew that was good. Hit the switch. Boom. Pump is on. Cool. Truck ran 100 miles today and didn't skip a beat. The rigged up wiring will be off in a couple days so I wasn't worried about extra wire under the hood or cutting zip tie tails. It'll work til I can get it in a garage and fix the proper ground and reconnect the harness power wire. For now it's race truck status. But it runs. Pics will come when I fix it properly.

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[Sampuppy1]

Just been driving it. Wishing the exhaust could be finished. This dumped under the seat open cat flange is getting obnoxiously old.

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[Sampuppy1]

On my way into work last night I noticed a vibration. Figured it was Driveline like ice or snow in a wheel since I had to do some drift busting earlier in the day and It was super cold. I'd check it today when the sun came out. Got to work and plowed a good 7 hours. Got back let her warm up like always while I rinsed off a couple plow trucks. Jumped in and no headlights. (completely unrelated and hasn't happened since. It was a sign from God and I ignored it) adjusted the LED bar up and started homeward. Half mile later the headlights come on. Sweet. I'm out in the country some so I bump up to 55 Now that I have legal lighting. Go through a little intersection town and notice a random misfire. . Keep going. Just gotta get home and check it out. Hit a bump and consistent misfire. No. Nother dip and a backfire. Oh . Hit a hill and she started shaking with multiple misfires now and random but constant backfires. No no no no. The next major intersection is a half mile down the other side of the hill. And there's lights and a bank lot I can park in. Corner Edge of a suburb basically. So I lay it to the wood and she stops backfiring but continues shaking and multiple misfires. Let off as I crest the hill and it smooths out til it's at coasting rpm and she begins lugging down. Back to the floor and it can only pull about 2500 with nonstop backfiring and multiple misfires. She keeps losing power and rpm and dies about 200ft from the light. I check side traffic blow the red and coast into the bank lot. It's 5 am. Attempt to start and it rolls over twice misses twice backfires and coughs I pedal it to life and it idles but still backfires misses and shudders and starts dying. I catch it and it runs up to about 1500 and lugs down and stalls. Was able to do that once more and then just the rough crank cycle. Til I ran low on juice. Buddy with the crew cab left work just before me when I was messing with the bar and he flew my way. Hooked up some badass cables I got. These things are legit. No Walmart specials. I've used em to start semis. Let it sit for about 5 and tried cranking. Starter is having a tough time. Backfire. Couple revolutions and hard spot again. This time. The starter can't overcome whatever is stopping it. A loud pop and I see sparks. Jump out and the tips of the negative side are cherry red. Disconnected them. Cool. Those were dads. Hooked a strap and towed it to my buddy's. Distributor is tight. All fluids are up to level and clean as a whistle. No leaks, holes anything exterior visually checks out.

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[Ruger_556]

I'm not gas engine guy but sounds like it jumped time and/or mechanical failure... Put a ratchet on it and try turning it over by hand.

 

[skylark]

I agree with ruger. Pull the plugs and crank it over by hand. If it turns over tight, pull the belt and try again. If it turns over ok, do a compression check.

 

[Sampuppy1]

Does the crank pulley rotate clockwise or counter clockwise

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[Sampuppy1]

I can't remember and the book isn't on me.

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[badazzbulldog]

clockwise

 

[Sampuppy1]

Sweet. I'll see it I can't get a full turn. The starter can't turn it anymore. Wish me luck. I'm heading down to go take quite look now.

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