How to check IP?

[Greggz]

My truck hasn't run in a week. I've searched the post's. Got my glo pugs working, two were bad. When I turn the key on and disconnect the pink wire to the IP nothing happens. Isn't it supposed to click or something?

 

[swiss]

Greggz look at your post a bit more in detail please, we do not have any information to help you. All we know is the following

1.) truck has not run in a week-what was the last time it ran? what happened next?
2.) got glow plugs working: why where you chasing down glow plugs? How did you troubleshoot and how do you know they are working now?
3.) turn key on an nothing happens: so starter does not turn over? starter turns over and it does not fire?

There are no mind readers here on SS

 

[Greggz]

Ty. I'm sorry about that.
Last Tues I started the truck normally, she fired right up inspite of the cold. I went in my house to get something and the truck stalled. I could not restart. I posted a thread and asked for advice. After reading other threads I got a test light and some more glo plugs. I disconnected all the glo plug wires, clamped my tester to the positive battery terminal, and touched it to each glo plug. Two showed bad. I replaced those, and truck still won't start. In the thread that described how to test the plugs, the poster was also told that if that didn't work, unplug the pink wire from the IP. I did. That. I never heard any solenoid. Click. Any ideas?

 

[Greggz]

Oh and truck turns over fine. Sounds really good.

 

[Warthog]

Use the test light on the pink wire.

Attach the clamp to a ground. Turn on the key and connect the light to the pink wire.

do you have a voltmeter?

 

[NDT]

Put your test light on the pink wire and see if you are getting juice with the key on. If not, you have electrical issues (better than having IP issues). The solenoid inside the IP should make a click when you put power to it.

 

[Greggz]

Will do this now, and no I don't have a voltmeter, just the test light

 

[Greggz]

Did it, getting power to it, but I don't hear anything, but my hearing sux from being field artillery

 

[hovenga67]

Sometimes the solenoid goes bad on the pump. If you are getting power it should be opening. If you take off the top of the pump and hook power to it. It should move. It must be grounded though. I had a pump go bad that wouldn't run at all also.
Brent

 

[Greggz]

Today I cracked a fuel line, plenty of fuel, also the Ford solenoid on the firewall for my gp. Was bad replaced it with new. Added diesel 911 to fuel. Turns over fine, wont.start

 

[swiss]

Greggz

Questions:
1.) When you are turning over the vehicle is the exhaust pouring out white smoke?
2.) Does the GP relay click when you turn the key on? does the GP light go out in approximately 10-20 seconds?
3.) What is the temperature outside when you are trying to start?

 

[Warthog]

You really need to buy a multimeter. Makes testing electrical stuff easier.

Since you have a test light, connect the lead to the positive terminal on the front battery and the light to terminal where the pink wire attaches. Tell us what the light does.

 

[doghead]

FORD solenoid?

You better explain. The relay commonly used in a Ford is NOT correct for a cucv gp system and will NOT work properly and will RUIN your GPs.

What part number did you buy and use?

fwiw, common parts are listed in the cucv wiki, which is easily used with a computer.

 

[Greggz]

Ok, pink wire. The one for the IP? When I disconnect it and put the test light on it with the key on, it lights up.
The Ford solenoid, the shop I bought the truck from put the gp on a push button wired through a Ford solenoid, the light on the dash doesent work. Goin out right now and gonna use the test light to check where the pink wire plugs into, the wire itself is hot

 

[Greggz]

And I haven't noticed any smoke, temp is 35 and dropping

 

[doghead]

OK, so if your wired up with only a manual pushbutton for your GPs, then you'll be ok.

Just know that if you ever want to use the GP controller card, that relay will be incompatible.

 

[Greggz]

Ok I disconnected pink wire to IP,hooked light to IP and got light, key was off

 

[Greggz]

I'm really grateful for the help y'all, I lost my job because I couldn't get to work. I need this truck.

 

[Warthog]

You are going to have to take the top cover off of the IP and check the internal coil. It may be gummed up or it may be bad.

 

[Greggz]

Ok, how would I search out a thread where someone has done that. I hate to keep bugging y'all.