Was:HELP - 8V92 will not start NOW It runs!

[ronmarabito2002]

Glad it is solved and you are running.

R.E. (Ron) Marabito, Dallas, TX 92WB40
Currently in Tolland, CT

--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Larry Kehler"
wrote:
>
> OK Thanks for all the help to everyone that made suggestions.
>
> Today I talked to the old series 92 guru at Detroit Diesel about what
> could cause one bank to not fire. He said it could be several things,
> a clogged fuel hose, a clogged restricter valve or a blown injector
fuse.
>
> I checked the hose for that side by running a long screwdriver though
> it. Then found the two inline fuses attached to the center battery.
> I followed the wires to the center DEC plug. That plug has two green
> wires that go to the battery ground lug. Four orange wires that merge
> into two wires that go to the inline fuses. One fuse is the curb side
> bank injectors power and the other is the street side bank injectors
> power. I wire brushed all the connectors and checked the DEC plug
> wires for 12 volts.
>
> I found that someone had cut a wire off the engine that looked like a
> ground, so I added a ground wire from the engine to the ground bar
> just for good measure.
>
> After purging the air, the old 8V92 fired up and I pushed the high
> idle switch for that great purrrrr.
>
> This difficult situation was a real learning experience. I feel so
> much more comfortable now with the engine. While I have worked on a
> lot of engines in the past, the 92 was a mystery that worried me a
> lot. I now know what I would do if the beast quits on the road some
> time. I somehow gained a real understanding of the fuel and DEC
> system. Just knowing that if the check engine goes out after the 10
> second start-up, the DEC is likely OK is a great help. I was so
> worried that I had cooked the DEC.
>
> I really appreciate knowing that all you guys are here to make
> suggestions and send diagrams when we need them. Thanks again and I
> am ready to help with some suggestions now on the fuel and injectors
> system.
>
> Larry Kehler
> 94 PT-40 WBDA "BAM"
> St Louis
>