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3.9 POS won't start  
chevyrat
New User | Posts: 10 | Joined: 12/07
Posted: 02/11/08
11:45 AM

I got a 1988 D100 with a 3.9 V6, I ran it out of gas and now it won't crank. It turns over perfectly fine but it isn't getting gas to the intake. I checked all the lines for clogs and they're all clear. Any ideas???

Also, what exactly is an internal engine control?  


 
GM1tonOfFun
User | Posts: 204 | Joined: 11/07
Posted: 02/11/08
03:09 PM

Don't take this the wrong way, but to correct your terminology, your engine cranks but will not fire.  It is a bit irritating when customers use incorrect terminology when trying to describe a problem, so I ask a lot of guestions to get the right information.

Any way, some fuel injection systems don't purge air from the system easily.  I don't work with Dodge and I doubt that they have a schreader valve in the system so you may have to loosen a connection at a fuel rail and cycle the fuel pump until fuel comes out.  *** Be sure to use safety glasses and a wrag over the loosened connection and that nothing will ignite the fuel. ***  If the fuel pump does not cycle (run) with the key in the run position you will have to crank the engine (key in start position).  


 
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