didnt see the last line where is said it will no longer start, and i am very well aware of this
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didnt see the last line where is said it will no longer start, and i am very well aware of this
It will, but with some glitches.
I have logged cranking my truck dozens of times to dial in the FPR tables, fuel while cranking table, etc. Despite large injectors and a low idle, my truck fires up with no smoke, clatter, or RPM flare. Just catches and goes straight to 600 RPM (or whatever idle based on the coolant temperature).
However, during cranking, the computer is busy with a bunch of stuff it doesn't normally do, so it will drop frames in the log. Instead of ~10 frames/sec, I usually get more like 5-6 frames/sec. Sometimes it will skip an entire half-second or so, which is frustrating. Still can be very useful when diagnosing problems or dialing in how your engine starts.
Okay just got home and went and tried to start the truck and it cranked right up no problem!? Sounded just fine. The engine light is still on and I was wrong it wasn't crankshaft sensor it's camshaft sensor. Shut the truck off then it wouldn't start. Here is a pic of the codes. Any ideas? 
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Could just be a bad cam sensor mimicking the symptoms of a sheared pin. Now that I think about it, it wouldn't have started at all if the pin were sheared I wouldn't think.
Last time I had that was on an LMM and the cam sensor harness had rubbed against the serp belt. Taped it up and pulled it back and it was fine.
This is what I'm leaning towards. I grabbed the wires last night and wiggles them and the truck started. I'm building tunes right now but in the day light tomorrow ill check em out closer.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3LoPLqhxKBM
This is how you test for a hung injector just for your info pull the glow plugs and pull the inj fuses in the fuse box and crank the truck over and it will still squirt out of the glow plug holes if its stuck open.Good luck.
This is how you test for a hung injector just for your info pull the glow plugs and pull the inj fuses in the fuse box and crank the truck over and it will still squirt out of the glow plug holes if its stuck open.Good luck.
Good info there! I will be sure to keep that handy because I'm sure it will happen sooner or later since I'm still on the stock injectors.
Not sure if this is the same as on a ford but when it won't start when cranking does the scanner read rpm or does your tach move up at all?
Damn, lots of work to pull the front cover. Are you planning on pulling the engine or front clip to get to it? Either way let me know if you need an extra set of hands and I'd be glad to come help as its only a matter of time until something breaks on mine and it'd be nice to have more experience with a dmax.
What was the little tool called that goes in the transmission that keeps you from turning the engine while taking the harmonic balancer off?