6.5 won’t start

[Ty-WW]

Alrighty so I have a 1994 k3500 with a 6.5 td that cranks but will not start. I took it into a shop to get diagnosed and they came up with the injection pump being bad and quoted me 3.5k for a repair. Do you guys think that it is the problem, and if so would I be able to just buy one and fix it myself?

I was able to pull start it for about 30 seconds, but it died and wouldn’t start again. Fuel comes out of the bleeder valve when cranking, and it is not gelled as I first thought.

Any help or advice would be much appreciated, thanks

 

[Ty-WW]

Oh forgot, the PMD has been relocated as well.

 

[pressureangle]

Just went through a lot of trouble on my '94 6.5, intermittent stall/no start. It turned out to be poor connections in the hot side to the fuel cutoff solenoid. Use a test light to verify that you have power to the cutoff solenoid. Give the large connector at the back of the engine the wiggle test, or just disconnect it and clean/inspect the pink/black wire connector (middle row passenger side first position I think) Mine was weak there and also at the connector behind the glove box. Spray electronic cleaner/ used DeOxit and so far so good.

 

[someotherguy]

Alrighty so I have a 1994 k3500 with a 6.5 td that cranks but will not start. I took it into a shop to get diagnosed and they came up with the injection pump being bad and quoted me 3.5k for a repair. Do you guys think that it is the problem, and if so would I be able to just buy one and fix it myself?

I was able to pull start it for about 30 seconds, but it died and wouldn’t start again. Fuel comes out of the bleeder valve when cranking, and it is not gelled as I first thought.

Any help or advice would be much appreciated, thanks

Won't start? It's saving you money, right now! (sorry; couldn't resist)

Don't assume that because the PMD has been relocated, that it's good. As far as actual troubleshooting, I'm no further help on these; I walked away from them. Just saying - don't go spending that big bill on it without further diagnosis.

Richard

 

[Erik the Awful]

I've never been into a 6.5, but possibly a lift pump failure? How much fuel comes out of the bleed valve?