nearly stranded

[Zmann ARGH]

for those who don't know 6.0 injectors can be permanently damaged by running them dry

 

[bismic1]

for those who don't know 6.0 injectors can be permanently damaged by running them dry

and it can happen quickly at that.

 

[DaveBen]

Don't run out of fuel.

Dave

 

[mrziggy]

what gets damaged and how do i know if i damaged them?

 

[DaveBen]

The injectors themselves get damaged. I am not an injector person so I can't tell you what specific part gets damages, but the valves and pistons would be my guess.

Dave

 

[Zmann ARGH]

the actual injector is damaged and cannot be repaired . it would need to be replaced with a reman or new set
you would either need to notice a performance issue or get some test run

 

[Zmann ARGH]

read this
6.0L Powerstroke Injectors

Also, because the fuel actually provides a cushion for the internal valving of the injector, anything that causes low fuel pressure will kill the injectors

 

[mrziggy]

not again!

Aw crap. one month to the day!!! it happened again. This time I had just stoped to fill with fuel. After the fill I started and moved it to the front of the shop and shut it off. After being inside for maybe 5 min it started with a rough idle, and the fuel gauge had hardly moved? It died when I moved it around the building. Uppon restart it was better. I ran it around some side streets still a miss but better. I decided to limp it to the inlaws. Once I got on it getting up to highway speeds it cleared up, like I fliped a switch. Any thoughts.

Thanks…. MrZiggy [/QUOTE]

I went to start my truck after work, and it hardly started. It came up to idle real slow, and had a miss. I shut it off and re started. Same thing! I tried moving it and it had zero power. I called a buddy to bring the scan tool. It showed no codes, unlike when the FICM was bad it wouldn’t even connect. We started it again and it was a little better. This time we were able to go for a spin around the block. No smoke. After we took it down the street it cleared right up. It was low on fuel, and by the time we got to the station it was running fine. Any thoughts? Your suggestions are greatly appreciated. I am supposed to drive halfway across the state tomorrow. Do I dare trust her?

Thanks…. MrZiggy

 

[Zmann ARGH]

how low on fuel were you ? but the fuel gauge thing??

 

[mrziggy]

About 1/8 tank, after adding 25 gal the gauge showed just over 1/4. On that note, if the gauge is actin goofy, maybe it was lower than I thought???