its a bit of a long story but this truck runs like a champ. i can drive it for miles at high speeds. but once it is turned off it will not crank without fluid, but once it runs its great.

i have been driving this truck for years 19 to be exact. it is not my everyday truck because of my work truck.

One day as i was leaving home it was running super rough. like a bad fuel filter. it had a hole in the bed already and i changed the filter. the gasket did not get put back on.(mt fault) later it threw a tps, icv, and an egr fault code. i changed all of them and nothing. i had to leave it be for a while and i think the tank filled up with water. and then later i tried it and nothing. but it sucked water all the way to the injectors. much later on i got to work on it again and upon the discovery of water i replace the fuel pump and the fuel pressure regular. the water had rusted the regulator and damaged the fuel pump. after that i tried and it nothing. my friend hit it with a touch of starter fluid and it came alive. and ran great. i shut it off and it wouldn't crank again. and to this day its the same thing. i never hit it with starter fluid more than once per attempt to work on it.

318,000 miles and its been great, id scrap it if it didnt purr like a cat once it starts.

any and all help is appreciated in advance

 

Dam dude....did you drain the tank and cleaned the fuel lines???? Did you add fresh gas in the tank??? You replace all those parts but forgot to install the gasket???

 

brother i did forget the fuel sending unit gasket. on the side of the road i was just glad to be alive. haha. i did clean out the tank wiped it down as much as possible. i did not clean out the fuel lines however. it was a thought but when it ran good once i started it i didnt go back and do it. i thought about replacing them but wanted to wait until i knew what i was facing.