This is the first time she has ever failed me. Stalled on me going down the rode and will not restart at all will not even fire makes no smoke. Cranks nice and fast but will give me nothing. here is the check list as I can answer right now. I am kind of hoping it is just some thing easy like pluggin in a new PMD cause damn it is cold to be out working on this thing right now.



1. Does the engine crank, or 'turn over'?

yes turns very strong
1a. Does the engine start and run?
no
1b. Do you have a Wait To Start Light & the amount of time (seconds) lit.
no
1c. Ambient Condition (temperature outside)
cold
1d. Engine Cranking speed (if you have an accurate tachometer).
nope
1e. Are you experiencing stalling?
first time it has stalled
1f. If Stalling, describe (upon startup only, down the road, hit a bump etc)
driving down open rode
1g. If Stalling, do you notice loss of dash or instruments??
dash still working
-note if experiencing stalling,you must indicate PMD location in #24.1.1 Lift pump test (http://dieselplace.com/forum/showthread.php?t=39350)- describe results
lift pump is fine pumps and fuel is flowing


2. Service Engine Light while running?- on/off/intermittent
nope no light till it died
2a. Service Engine light does glow during start/cranking/bulb check: Yes/No
yup
3. Model year
1997
3a. Odometer reading (indicate if in miles or km)
334k in miles
3b. Miles on major engine components if been replaced (example Injection pump) not in the last 50k that I have owned it
3c. Indicate the model number on the Injection pump (starts DS4 or DB2......)not sure
4. Have you scanned for engine codes? (varies by pre/post 96) yes/no
no scanner
5. List exact results on engine codes:
6. Air Filter condition (visual check)like new
7. Fuel filter condition (freshly changed/condition unknown/mileage since changed)filter changed last month
8. Condition of Battery terminal connections (removed, cleaned and tightened) should have been good but I cleaned them and retightened just in case
8a. Known condition and age of the batteries. 1year since replaced both
8b. Are batteries of differing age or are they a matched set?matched set
8c. Condition of Major Grounds (http://www.dieselplace.com/forum/showthread.php?t=157085). (same drill as batt - removed, cleaned, retightened)should all be good also

9. Upon cold start, does the radiator hose get hard quickly? Yes/no
not sure it will not start

10. Upon cold start, do you have excessive white smoke? Yes/no
nope
11. Do you have excessive cranking time before the engine starts?I never used to

12. Have you used the block heater, and does this effect engine starting?(only try for starting problems) it has been plugged in since end of oct.
13. During hard acceleration, do you have excessive black smoke? Yes/no
no
14. Do you have any unusual exhaust smoke issues?only a complete lack of it since it will not run
15. Turbo check out (http://dieselplace.com/forum/showthread.php?t=39368)- pass/fail
16. Do you have an EGR on the engine? (An F or an S engine code 8th VIN digit) F
17. Indicate if you know if it’s a 1500, 2500, 2500HD, 3500, 3500HD.
2500
18. Indicate fuel that you are using: Bio-diesel, #2 Diesel, #1Diesel,
SVO/WVO, other blended #1,and #2 with power service additive
18a. If running a VO (Veggie Oil fuel) setup, indicate details of your conversion (homemade, or packaged system)
19. Are you using any fuel additives? If so, please list.
power service additive
20. Please indicate geographic region you are in: (example: Texas or Canada) North Dakota
21. Do you have any service history available that might pertain to the problem you are having?
none
22. Please indicate any modifications to the vehicle that might help us diagnose better.
not much other then gages exhaust and a reflash
23. Upon unscrewing the fuel cap (http://dieselplace.com/forum/showthread.php?t=42338), do you have a large vacuum formed in the tank? yes/no
no

24. Location of PMD/FSD (http://www.dieselplace.com/forum/showthread.php?t=39436)? On the pump/remoted over intake/remoted out of engine bay (please specify placement specifically)
on a heat sink mounted to upper intake
24a. If remote mounted, describe wiring harness (homemade or purchased from a vendor?)
24b. Indicate the location and condition of the FSD/IP grounding wire.
25. Are ALL glow plugs in proper working order as per this thread (http://www.dieselplace.com/forum/showthread.php?t=39182)? they were

No wait to start light could indicate a problem with glo plug controller .

Check the fuses? Simple stuff first...

I jumped ahead to glo controller as SES lite is working & is on same fuse as wait to start lite .Agree that fuses should be checked in any case .

On a 96 6.5 I had the same problem once....just driving down the road and it died....would turn over plenty fast but not fire. Found a burnt fuse, replaced, and all was fine until a few days later....happened again. Truck was under warranty and dealer found a wire rubbing on back of the engine.....problem solved.

-Welder

Double check those grounds........their famous for no "wait to start" light.
The two braided straps from chasis to engine and firewall

Louis

Hopefully it's something simple like grounds or a fuse but it could be your FSD. I put a new one on the manifold in Jan. of 07 and it lasted till May with 5000 km on it. Not good considering it was winter in Canada. It's now in the bumper and hoping for better luck this time. Leo

Thanks for the input from all. After reading some other posts about similar symptoms I polished up all my grounds and sure enough the old rig came back to life. Going to have to add that to my list of regular maintenance events.

While you are in fixing things mode you need to get that driver out of the engine bay