3406E No Start

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  1. Smellfunny

    Smellfunny Road Train Member

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    Have a 99 International with a Cat 3406E 6TS. Owner says the truck has been sitting for 2 years but from people that know the truck and evidence in cab and license plate says at least 8-10 years. Truck will turn over good and strong and will hit on ether but will not start up.
    Here is what I have done.
    Installed new batteries and fuel filters. Ran hose into five gallon bucket of fuel to bypass tanks. The fuel tanks and filters were full of algae. I hooked up a gauge to the fuel manifold and show to have 75-90 psi when turning the engine over. Did a solenoid test on injectors (ok). Cat program shows engine speed while turning over. It is pulling fuel (almost drained the five gallon bucket). I am wondering if the injectors are just clogged from that algae or if I am missing something else. The only odd thing I see is the oil pressure shows 10 psi at all times until I start cranking it and then it goes up. I have looked over the harnesses real good and see no indication of animal chew through.
     
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  3. Shawn2130

    Shawn2130 Heavy Load Member

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    Have you had a Cat computer hooked up?

    sounds like a dead sensor or ecm not working right.
     
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  4. Smellfunny

    Smellfunny Road Train Member

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    Yes CAT program shows no codes other than engine speed when the truck stops turning over. It shows engine speed as I am cranking it. That is the one thing that I am leaning towards but wanted some opinions first as I don't have a used sensor and a new one is pushing 200.00.
     
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  5. kranky1

    kranky1 Road Train Member

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    Cam Position Sensor is a good place to look as well. We carried spares when we had E’s. Was about the only thing that ever screwed up on those.
     
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    I do not know if this is the same thing that had, but here goes. 2004 387 Caterpillar C-15. It would crank, but not fire. Long story short, it was the 50 amp fuse marked "ignition", located on the firewall, under the hood. The fuse "looked" good, but a continuity test said otherwise.
     
  7. Smellfunny

    Smellfunny Road Train Member

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    Ordered a timing sensor today. Will see how it goes.
     
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  8. Shawn2130

    Shawn2130 Heavy Load Member

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    Did you purchase that truck?

    I drive a 1998 Ford with 6TS. Very good engine.
     
  9. Smellfunny

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    No customer towed it in to the shop. Yesterday he told me that it shut off on him the day that he parked it. They never tell you the whole story.
     
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  10. Shawn2130

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    It’s good to see that the truck will be used again. Such a good engine in there.
     
  11. Smellfunny

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    Getting it to run is step 1. After that getting that crud out of the fuel tanks are replacing them. Then the other stuff Muffler, ABS valve, etc...
     
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