You still in Sacramento? EED just moved to Reno. That would be the closest place that I know of that knows there stuff.
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FerrariTruck
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Alright well first things first the location of vec should be changed. Its in a area prone to water intrusion. As expensive as the vec is you would think they be more water tight but unfortunately they arent and this happen quite a few times. did you unplug the connectors to the vec and try to dry it off with maybe a hair dryer or heat gun? you can try that.
Ok this next thing i'm about to tell you is just for informational purposes only.
When I've worked on a few cars that had control units damaged due to water, I have removed them and preheated the oven to 125deg. I then put the control unit in there for 5 mins at a time continously checking and touching it till its very warm to the touch. This will allow any moisture to evaporate and make the control unit operational.
Ok this next thing i'm about to tell you is just for informational purposes only.
When I've worked on a few cars that had control units damaged due to water, I have removed them and preheated the oven to 125deg. I then put the control unit in there for 5 mins at a time continously checking and touching it till its very warm to the touch. This will allow any moisture to evaporate and make the control unit operational.
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kickinassrt-10 said:
I doubt that its a head gasket at this time, but If you'd to make a quick test to see if you are getting some leakage you use this block tester which turns color if there is hc's in the coolant.(meaning headgasket or cracked head, etc..) avail at your local napa and very simple to use. just need to remove rad cap after engine warms up
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yea forgot that he said it smelled like gas....let us know what the cause was when you find out...FerrariTruck said:
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Check the plugs and the O2 sensors.
Bettin your gunnah need to replace em.
Dry VEC extremely well. Uplaod tune again.
Then try n fire it up.
Do all that n still have a problem. EED is up here in Reno like Ferrari Truck said.
SHU
Bettin your gunnah need to replace em.
Dry VEC extremely well. Uplaod tune again.
Then try n fire it up.
Do all that n still have a problem. EED is up here in Reno like Ferrari Truck said.
SHU
Truck is getting picked up in the morning
I will say something about the guys at A&C... they don't mess around. They got the call this afternoon, and we talked a few times. They called me about 2 hours ago, and said they would be leaving around 3-4am to come get the truck. That's service!
I will say something about the guys at A&C... they don't mess around. They got the call this afternoon, and we talked a few times. They called me about 2 hours ago, and said they would be leaving around 3-4am to come get the truck. That's service!
I hope they can get you up and running in no time.
I'm glad to hear they taking care of you.
dude seriously I have had it happen before , her is what happened on mine, and it may be part of your problem
got the vec wet......bad thing
if you check 5 of the injectors may not be firing correctly, but actually held open, wide open, it will smoke like a freightrain and run crappy.
it may take a bit for the vec to dry out so be patient, but by all means, change your oil, actually change it twice!
if it is the injectors held open, it will wash the bearings down, and you jsut spend a a ton of money, dont throw it away!
a couple dollars on oil is jsut safe
but burntrubber give youthe best advice, if you cant move it inside, then wrap it in a bag.
this is def no laughing matter, you will destroy the engine if it keeps up bud.
you can actually unhook the vec and try it that way, dont run it down the highway , but only at idle.
got the vec wet......bad thing
if you check 5 of the injectors may not be firing correctly, but actually held open, wide open, it will smoke like a freightrain and run crappy.
it may take a bit for the vec to dry out so be patient, but by all means, change your oil, actually change it twice!
if it is the injectors held open, it will wash the bearings down, and you jsut spend a a ton of money, dont throw it away!
a couple dollars on oil is jsut safe
but burntrubber give youthe best advice, if you cant move it inside, then wrap it in a bag.
this is def no laughing matter, you will destroy the engine if it keeps up bud.
you can actually unhook the vec and try it that way, dont run it down the highway , but only at idle.
Thank you guys for your input and advice. Many of the things suggested are way beyond me lol. I'm a helicopter mechanic... I don't know much about things that have 4 wheels and an engine with pistons It's going to people who know what they're doing.
We'll find out what's going on shortly.
The truck will be loaded on a trailor in the morning and taken down to A&C. I might have to drive it a short distance to get it to a spot where it can be loaded up. The little parking lot it's in now just isn't gonna cut it. Will it be alright? Should I unplug the VEC? I have a VEC card that's another -4 degrees timing... should I throw that in???
Man, I hope this doesn't cost me too much. #270 might be down for a few months
It's going to people who know what they're doing.We'll find out what's going on shortly.
The truck will be loaded on a trailor in the morning and taken down to A&C. I might have to drive it a short distance to get it to a spot where it can be loaded up. The little parking lot it's in now just isn't gonna cut it. Will it be alright? Should I unplug the VEC? I have a VEC card that's another -4 degrees timing... should I throw that in???
Man, I hope this doesn't cost me too much. #270 might be down for a few months
try unhooking the vec, but dont drive it far, hell stop traffic if you have to bud, but it shouldnt cost much, heck if you check in the morn it might run fine, but the oil will need changing, but changing the card want help on this one I am afraid, you could try tho.LoveThisTruck said:Thank you guys for your input and advice. Many of the things suggested are way beyond me lol. I'm a helicopter mechanic... I don't know much about things that have 4 wheels and an engine with pistons
We'll find out what's going on shortly.
The truck will be loaded on a trailor in the morning and taken down to A&C. I might have to drive it a short distance to get it to a spot where it can be loaded up. The little parking lot it's in now just isn't gonna cut it. Will it be alright? Should I unplug the VEC? I have a VEC card that's another -4 degrees timing... should I throw that in???
Man, I hope this doesn't cost me too much. #270 might be down for a few months
Stinker said:
I might have to move it a 1/10th of a mile or so to a bigger parking lot.
Could the VEC be fried if it did get wet? That's an easy $1000 right there
Then there's the burning oil issue, It's under warranty, and I can't think of anything that I could have done to cause that.
Anybody wanna buy a truck???
If the VEC did get fried how much work is it to get the SCT installed instead of a new vec? Do the wires from the VEC install need to be returned to stock? I have no idea. Just wondering if that is an option for you.LoveThisTruck said:I might have to move it a 1/10th of a mile or so to a bigger parking lot.
Could the VEC be fried if it did get wet? That's an easy $1000 right there
Then there's the burning oil issue, It's under warranty, and I can't think of anything that I could have done to cause that.
Anybody wanna buy a truck???
dude calm down, for once give me some trustLoveThisTruck said:I might have to move it a 1/10th of a mile or so to a bigger parking lot.
Could the VEC be fried if it did get wet? That's an easy $1000 right there
Then there's the burning oil issue, It's under warranty, and I can't think of anything that I could have done to cause that.
Anybody wanna buy a truck???
sit back , play with ya pud, and smile
your vec is most likely not fried, jsut wet, mine stayed that way for two days once.
the smoke is most likely from all the fuel it is burning,
now I could be wrong, but it is exactly the same symptoms as I had TWICE
jsut be sure to change the oil asap, have it checked out, but persoanlly and I hope to jesus I am correct, but think you will be ok
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One wise old fart................... ,specially like the pud pullin part.........
,specially like the pud pullin part.........
Better stay away from the lot lizards
old farting lot lizard humping to ya'll
but serioulsy lovy, mine actually did it at home once, fstjack was on the phone with me when it did it, I had jsut washed the truck and not paying attention while talking with him squirted the engine bay, yep wet vec.
didnt think much of it, went to crank it, took a minute but it cranked, smoked like a skeeter killer, I actually lost site of the neighbors house:argh:
and the smell was jsut something that burned all the way down to the lungs:argh:
now fortunatly I knew what was going on, but rolled the truck in the shop, dropped the oil, and there was a good bit of fuel in the oil.
now that fuel inthe oil will what you call "wash' the bearings, in other words its like runnign the engine with out oil. bad , very bad, bad bad bad.
that is why I say , please with your new motor, please dont run it until you get it checked out.
my guess is , art or whomever gets it will drain the oil, and check a ton of stuff, the vec will dry, the plugs will be changed, and sshe will run like tops.
i could be wrong, i could be very very wrong, but it is so very similar to what happened to my situation.
especially for you bo, you have waited so very long, and spent so very much, I dont want to see anything happen to your truck bud, but relax, tonight there is nothing you can do about it, chek out the monday mammory thread and smile a bit, at least for tonight.
LOLOL boy I bet sean will jst laugh his ass off at my way of splainin thangs
but serioulsy lovy, mine actually did it at home once, fstjack was on the phone with me when it did it, I had jsut washed the truck and not paying attention while talking with him squirted the engine bay, yep wet vec.
didnt think much of it, went to crank it, took a minute but it cranked, smoked like a skeeter killer, I actually lost site of the neighbors house:argh:
and the smell was jsut something that burned all the way down to the lungs:argh:
now fortunatly I knew what was going on, but rolled the truck in the shop, dropped the oil, and there was a good bit of fuel in the oil.
now that fuel inthe oil will what you call "wash' the bearings, in other words its like runnign the engine with out oil. bad , very bad, bad bad bad.
that is why I say , please with your new motor, please dont run it until you get it checked out.
my guess is , art or whomever gets it will drain the oil, and check a ton of stuff, the vec will dry, the plugs will be changed, and sshe will run like tops.
i could be wrong, i could be very very wrong, but it is so very similar to what happened to my situation.
especially for you bo, you have waited so very long, and spent so very much, I dont want to see anything happen to your truck bud, but relax, tonight there is nothing you can do about it, chek out the monday mammory thread and smile a bit, at least for tonight.
LOLOL boy I bet sean will jst laugh his ass off at my way of splainin thangs
Stinker said:dude calm down, for once give me some trust
sit back , play with ya pud, and smile
your vec is most likely not fried, jsut wet, mine stayed that way for two days once.
the smoke is most likely from all the fuel it is burning,
now I could be wrong, but it is exactly the same symptoms as I had TWICE
jsut be sure to change the oil asap, have it checked out, but persoanlly and I hope to jesus I am correct, but think you will be ok
LOL I'm calm... got a few beers in me now
I just can't afford this shit right now broI'm gonna go play with my pud
good deal bo, whats done is done, and cant be changed tonight, and I hope you will be surprised at the outcome,LoveThisTruck said:LOL I'm calm... got a few beers in me now
I'm gonna go play with my pud
at least I will def dream of a killer outcome for ya tonight:rock:
great!...........now you made me want a beer! bastage!:argh:
Happened to me twice too. I think Stinker is right on...wet VEC is the cause, get it dry...change the oil twice...for safety...this is no time to go cheap.
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