http://www.chevytruckshq.com/why-wont-my-1984-chevy-diesel-truck-start/ Fri, 18 Dec 2009 10:20:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://www.chevytruckshq.com/why-wont-my-1984-chevy-diesel-truck-start/comment-page-1/#comment-614 oldschool_50 Mon, 08 Sep 2008 01:29:39 +0000 http://www.chevytruckshq.com/why-wont-my-1984-chevy-diesel-truck-start/#comment-614 sounds like a bad turbo if you have alot of soot in the intake the gasket between the intake and exhaust side of the turbo is letting exhaust into the intake sounds like a bad turbo if you have alot of soot in the intake the gasket between the intake and exhaust side of the turbo is letting exhaust into the intake

]]> http://www.chevytruckshq.com/why-wont-my-1984-chevy-diesel-truck-start/comment-page-1/#comment-613 oohmy g Fri, 05 Sep 2008 07:06:13 +0000 http://www.chevytruckshq.com/why-wont-my-1984-chevy-diesel-truck-start/#comment-613 take out a glow plug ..apply one little sqirt of either in it and have a person turn it over.. it sounds like your pump is gone take out a glow plug ..apply one little sqirt of either in it and have a person turn it over.. it sounds like your pump is gone

]]> http://www.chevytruckshq.com/why-wont-my-1984-chevy-diesel-truck-start/comment-page-1/#comment-612 redmisten Wed, 03 Sep 2008 03:50:54 +0000 http://www.chevytruckshq.com/why-wont-my-1984-chevy-diesel-truck-start/#comment-612 check the glowplug timer make sure they are getting power the 6.2 doesn,t have that high of a compression ratio if the time doesn,t send power to the glow plugs for a few seconds it won,t crank also check the fuel shutoff solenoid for power i just noticed you said you tried ether and it wouldnt start well that eliminates the glow plugs and fuel system so the only thing left is low compression it sounds like you need to run a compression test on it you don,t say how many miles are on it so i am assuming high it is possible that it may be out of time (timing chain) but sometimes those will break the crankshaft if it doesn,t make any unusual noises when you crank it i would say you need a timing chain if it was low compression due to worn rings it should have still cranked on starting fluid check the glowplug timer make sure they are getting power the 6.2 doesn,t have that high of a compression ratio if the time doesn,t send power to the glow plugs for a few seconds it won,t crank
also check the fuel shutoff solenoid for power
i just noticed you said you tried ether and it wouldnt start
well that eliminates the glow plugs and fuel system
so the only thing left is low compression
it sounds like you need to run a compression test on it
you don,t say how many miles are on it so i am assuming high
it is possible that it may be out of time (timing chain)
but sometimes those will break the crankshaft
if it doesn,t make any unusual noises when you crank it i would say you need a timing chain
if it was low compression due to worn rings it should have still cranked on starting fluid

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