93 Died on Freeway - makes no sense.....

93 Died on Freeway - makes no sense.....

07-28-2008, 09:30 PM

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JStangeland

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93 Died on Freeway - makes no sense.....

Rolling down the freeway, my work truck just up & died on me. It's a 93.
Had my tools on board so I got to some diagnostics.
Definitely have fuel, confirmed fuel delivery to the injection pump.
My gauge doesn't work exactly right so there've been a couple of times I ran out of fuel, so I dumped some in the tank and cracked the injectors, got fuel at them and tightened back down and it started right back up.
I did the same deal this time but am only getting fuel at the #3 & #4 injectors, all the others aren't giving me anything, totally dry. ?????
Why only #3 & 4? I cranked & cranked (pausing of course) until the battery drained. Big air leak someplace? It was running completely fine up until that moment so where would it have come from?
I called AAA but they wouldn't tow me because I have a utility bed full of tools and plumbing parts and it would've been too heavy for their equipment so I had to call a commercial towing outfit and give them $180. ouch.
but it should've started. I'm completely bewildered. I have all my tools and parts aboard so I need to get it back on the road asap.

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Jeff

1995 2500 SLT Extended Cab 4X4, 170K miles, HD auto trans, Banks Power Pack, bigger injectors (not sure which...), 4" exhaust

1993 W250 club cab w/utility body automatic 155K miles - work truck

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