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Recent content by ambulanceCamper

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    Sluggish smokey cold start - APPS gives minimal response on 1996 6.5L

    Thank you for the warning. First am eliminating all other possibilities but that will be next. I just dug up my original plugs which I replaced with the Bosch and found the boxes for the Bosches and found there's a way to check if they're legit Bosch. You type in the code on their website...
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    Sluggish smokey cold start - APPS gives minimal response on 1996 6.5L

    I just tested my big + wire amps and it's at 109 amps when GP are on. That's 13.625a per plug. When testing a few individual plugs it's ~15.x amps. I found that the one that's hardest to reach is only drawing 2.8a so that's the suspect. Of course it's behind my 4" downpipe but I could reach the...
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    Sluggish smokey cold start - APPS gives minimal response on 1996 6.5L

    Are you talking about a new glow plug harness? I made my own part of harness for the passenger side and used cheap Chinese connectors on like 5 GP connections. I'm gonna replace those with some beefier usa connectors first, then I guess it would be try AC Delco plugs from napa. If that doesn't...
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    Sluggish smokey cold start - APPS gives minimal response on 1996 6.5L

    Good information. Yes if I plug in a block heater the problem is non-existent. Something is too cold. I just think that it's something electronic because I get no response from pedal sensor. Unplugging the ect sensor in crossover doesn't help much. Between that and pushing the pedal in and out...
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    Sluggish smokey cold start - APPS gives minimal response on 1996 6.5L

    Is it necessary to pull the glow plugs? I tested 7 out of 8 successfully by testing that they draw 13-15 amps when given power in the block.
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    Sluggish smokey cold start - APPS gives minimal response on 1996 6.5L

    I have a switch which momentarily disconnects this and it doesn't help :(
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    Sluggish smokey cold start - APPS gives minimal response on 1996 6.5L

    It's a 1996 6.5L K3500 with 4x4. 4" exhaust Description: Only the first start of the day, when temps have been 50-60 or less overnight, I have a sluggish cold start condition. The RPMS fluctuate between 400-100 it sounds like, and the engine is barely running and shaking for 5 seconds to over a...
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    Howdy from Texas

    Mostly likely you're better off pulling with the 350 unless you do those mods @WarWagon mentioned to prevent overheating and also increase size of exhaust and intake, and maybe an hx35 turbo and a tune(to use that addl boost) to pull more than 9k lbs faster than 25-35 mph up 5-7% grades (close...
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