I know this question is jumping the gun but where are you going to mount your thermostat?

 

I was kind of thinking of mounting it on the drivers side head there the alternator would be.
I have not been working on the truck its just to cold here -20 to -32c its been.
Work is really really slow now so I have the time but no motivation lol.

 

I made some changes and got a whole bunch of stuff done.

Wiring is 98% done all that's left is wire the ait, hp tuner wiring, wide band power
and the neutral safety wire.

Fuel lines are 70% done just need to plumb them to the fuel cell and do the fuel rails yet, and check for leaks.

Rear brakes and I'm done.

My biggest problem is tuning iv been reading and reading and think I understand it a little now, got a nice little starting tune saved up for it.

I hope to fire this thing up in 2 weeks depending on weather.

My current goal is about 500 hp, see where it goes from there.

 

Put some of it back to stock I don't want to mess with it any more, I want to drive it this summer.
It feels like I spent more time under it then in it lol.

Truck needs a wash to, iv never washed it.

 

Good news and bad news!
Trucks fuel system is done checked for leaks everything seams good and its set to do a first fire!
Bad news it done fire!!
I spent fri night getting it all set to fire for sat.
Sat I turn the master on everything powers up check if the lights work everything works and I'm all happy!
Turn the key and click! I can hear the relay going to send power to the starter wire, check all the neutral safety fallow the wire everything is good.
So somewhere I have a wiring issue with that.
Then I get the bright idea to by pass it and wire in a wire going to the starter to a tell the starter to go, and it worked.

So I have the key on and connect the wire for the starter to the battery and it wants to fire, I can hear it sputtering and fires for 3 or 4 bumps but it wound catch. Notice I don't have no fuel pressure so I'm messing with that and no luck I cant get more then 5 psi!

For those that don't know I'm running a belt drive aero pump.

I have been reading that I need around 45 psi for the injectors to work.

So with more reading I think I'm going to need a inline electric pump to get my fuel pressure up to get it to fire.

I'm hoping this works, If not then maybe because the key is not telling the truck to start is some how is not letting the truck fire?
I don't think its this sophisticated but maybe.

 

So ill get a inline pump this week and try that fingers crossed!
If that's not it ill have to pull a new harness.
If that's not it fill jerry can pour on truck and light!!! peace of crap!!!

 

Check the grounds on back of block.
does it do anything else abnormal when you try to start it the regular way?

 

I didn't check those no.
I think there are 2 there?
All it does when I turn the key is make the click noise which is one of the relays actuating.

 

Ya I just checked I have to wires at the back of the block both are tight on the same stud!
Then I have a big one going to the block to the frame and the battery at the back of the truck also grounded to the frame.
I think I have a pcm pin out problem, starter enable relay control pin out might be gone ill have to check.

 

Truck is alive!!!
So after getting all stressed about my wiring I got a new truck harness to undo all I did with no change truck cranks over with the key but that was it.
I put the old tank beside the truck feeding it pressure with the electric pump it worked but still would not start.
Pulled all the plugs and soaked, so cleared all that out thought I would crank it over with just the mechanical pump not thinking it would build anything and the truck started.
It would not stay running, also put a one way check in so I could see the pressure and bam. To much fuel pressure turned that down and now it runs its still coughing and I looked at idle its at 12 af