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Carnage thread
- Thread starter Jason4x4
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Yep. Changed the oil in June or so and it was glittery so I knew something was going on, and the oil pressure had been gradually sinking this year (down to ~15 psi hot when it was normally 35 or so). I do maintain it but it's had 10 years of being vertical and on it's side, can't blame too much on anything but hard use.
Put new bearings in last night, crank looks great, hopefully wheeling tomorrow
Well at least that's good news.
The Jimmy is running again. What was wrong, you ask? Don't know. Was testing and changing stuff, nothing changed. Went to my brothers house to pull the spare harness apart to chase wires. Got back tested an ignition wire. Live when key is on. Went to test the crank output from the ECM, and it started. No friggin idea why. Now it is officially undependable.
Good thing I bought a daily driver, so I can mess with this thing. The only thing not the same as Moab is the distributor with ICM, cap and rotor. But those were installed yesterday, with no change.
Good thing I bought a daily driver, so I can mess with this thing. The only thing not the same as Moab is the distributor with ICM, cap and rotor. But those were installed yesterday, with no change.
Jason4x4
1/2 ton status
must have moved a wire off of something. Or it got scared because you called me...
Many moons ago I rolled the buggy bigtime in Montrose and used it and another vehicle to winch it back onto it's tires. Then pulled spark plugs and pumped the oil out of the cylinders.
It fired up, ran for ten minutes and then spontaneously died. Changed all things distributor related and couldn't get it to fire, It began to crank slow so we through a welder on to charge the battery. Fiddled with a few things that we had already messed with and when we went to fire it, Damn thing just started up as normal. Ran all the way to the truck without issue blah blah blah.
Few weeks later, go to start it and it will crank but not start awesome, throw the battery charger on it while I get tools ready to F#*k with it, pull the air cleaner to make sure it is squirting fuel and it fires up first crank. Decide to check alt. output and find the Alt. is dead. Change that and throw a hard charge into the battery and it worked fine for a long time. Randomly on the trail it would die, I tried messing with the fuel lines etc and every-time we just put a set of cables on to jump it it would fire.
I think that battery barely had the voltage to start it, TBI has to see near or above 12V to start I think. It will run on less but won't start.
????? That's all I got. You might try putting a 6L in it's place and see if that cures the no start issue
You might try putting a 6L in it's place and see if that cures the no start issue
I don't know of a rig out there that needs a 6.0 more than Wades. TBI is for a slow rig, a 6.0 would fix your rig right up
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I did have a charger on it because I ran the battery down winching it onto the semi and around the yard. Hhhhhhhmmmmmmm. I tried jump starting it in Moab. Maybe cables weren't making good contact. Now I wonder. Battery is 5 years old.
I have an ls6 waiting for me in Ca. But that would rip the truck apart.
I have an ls6 waiting for me in Ca. But that would rip the truck apart.
I'll take the LS6 if you're not going to use it
big pappa b
3/4 ton status
Yeah, me too. Trade you a bender for it 
Jason4x4
1/2 ton status
bad cell in the battery could also cause issues.
Used the radio for 9 hours today without starting it. Startedd right up and ran fine for the 23 mile drive home.
I can attest to that!
I don't know of a rig out there that needs a 6.0 more than Wades. TBI is for a slow rig, a 6.0 would fix your rig right up
Please don't give him a reason to steal my cammed LQ4... He knows where I live and I saw him eye balling it.
It gets me in enough trouble with 200 choked down ponies. An engine with hp would kill me.
The LS6 is a 34k mile pull from a car. Buddy wanted the trans/rear end for a hot rod. He running a BBC blown and all that. Paid him $1200 to pull the engine and harness for me. He was going to send it to scrap???????????? With what was left of the car. It was a bad roll over accident. He bought the car at auction for 3k.
The LS6 is a 34k mile pull from a car. Buddy wanted the trans/rear end for a hot rod. He running a BBC blown and all that. Paid him $1200 to pull the engine and harness for me. He was going to send it to scrap???????????? With what was left of the car. It was a bad roll over accident. He bought the car at auction for 3k.
That is a screaming deal, I paid more for my engine. What would be the weak link in your setup besides the trans? I would thinking the 9 inch would would be fine, along with the front?
Would this be a dry sump ls6 out of a Z06?
Would this be a dry sump ls6 out of a Z06?
Yes on the last line. It would look cool in the 68 Stevens flat bottom I am going to build.
A boat? I think it would look cool in anything.
I just wonder if an o2 sensor will work in zummies?
We sidetracked this thread. From carnage to boat building.
We sidetracked this thread. From carnage to boat building.
Don't see why welding in a bung wouldn't do the job.
