Hello, I bought this truck after it had been sitting a year. it ran without any problems. changed all the fluids. it still ran good until I changed the transmission filter.
The very next day I noticed the transmission slipping and realized I'd put in a quart. Too much fluid in it... Siphoned it off, through the dipstick hole.
The truck hasn't started sense. it just cranks. I noticed fuel pump wasn't coming on so I bought a new pump .it also won't kick on.
I ran the new pump directly to the battery it comes on... but truck still wouldn't start...I tested the wire harness on the fuel pump with multimeter and only one prong was getting power and that is only 1.9 v.
I changed all the fuses and relays in both fuse boxes ...I checked to see if each individual spot where the fuses plug in have power ...all good.
I've changed all the spark plugs and wires
I've changed the camshaft position sensor under the passenger wheel and the crank position sensor under the distributor cap.
Still no pump.
I ran the pump direct, and it came on.
Still crank no start. I checked the fuel pressure sometimes there is pressure but usually not.
I have no spark on my plug wires.
I found a ground wire on the passenger side under the hood it comes out of the upper firewall and appears to have gone somewhere along the side of the engine block it was melted in half against the engine...I can't figure out where it goes...could that be the problem?
Also when my transmission was slipping my Throttle cable came off while putting it back on underneath ,on the transmission, I noticed a wire harness with 3 wires coming out of it 2 of the wires were disconnected (neutral safety switch?)so I spliced them back together ...don't know what they went to or how long they been disconnected but when I went to splice them I noticed one wire touch a metal bracket and sparking every once in awhile
One last thing:
Don't know if it matters or not but when i put my key in and crank it the dash lights come on and then immediately go back off and none of the gauge's work. Security light does not come on.
I'm thinking of changing the PCM?
I don't know what else to do. I'm not a mechanic everything I know about it I learned on YouTube. if someone could please help me I.
I'd really appreciate it. I've been watching videos and reading websites for 3 weeks and I still don't know anything.
Thanks
The very next day I noticed the transmission slipping and realized I'd put in a quart. Too much fluid in it... Siphoned it off, through the dipstick hole.
The truck hasn't started sense. it just cranks. I noticed fuel pump wasn't coming on so I bought a new pump .it also won't kick on.
I ran the new pump directly to the battery it comes on... but truck still wouldn't start...I tested the wire harness on the fuel pump with multimeter and only one prong was getting power and that is only 1.9 v.
I changed all the fuses and relays in both fuse boxes ...I checked to see if each individual spot where the fuses plug in have power ...all good.
I've changed all the spark plugs and wires
I've changed the camshaft position sensor under the passenger wheel and the crank position sensor under the distributor cap.
Still no pump.
I ran the pump direct, and it came on.
Still crank no start. I checked the fuel pressure sometimes there is pressure but usually not.
I have no spark on my plug wires.
I found a ground wire on the passenger side under the hood it comes out of the upper firewall and appears to have gone somewhere along the side of the engine block it was melted in half against the engine...I can't figure out where it goes...could that be the problem?
Also when my transmission was slipping my Throttle cable came off while putting it back on underneath ,on the transmission, I noticed a wire harness with 3 wires coming out of it 2 of the wires were disconnected (neutral safety switch?)so I spliced them back together ...don't know what they went to or how long they been disconnected but when I went to splice them I noticed one wire touch a metal bracket and sparking every once in awhile
One last thing:
Don't know if it matters or not but when i put my key in and crank it the dash lights come on and then immediately go back off and none of the gauge's work. Security light does not come on.
I'm thinking of changing the PCM?
I don't know what else to do. I'm not a mechanic everything I know about it I learned on YouTube. if someone could please help me I.
I'd really appreciate it. I've been watching videos and reading websites for 3 weeks and I still don't know anything.
Thanks
Sep 30, 2021 at 7:11 AM
