Stalling

[mikehannahs28]

Ok,so my 1996 ford powerstroke is giving me issues stalling,its been a increasing problem over the last 5 months,i will go to start it up and it will start up just fine and die a sec or two after,then i can do it again and have it happen again,even if i give it throttle it still dies,there is times where it wont do this at all,to me it seemed to have gotten worse after a fuel filter change,i have had new glow plugs put in,they work great,all fluids are up to par,after the truck sits a few minutes after i have tried to start it then it usually fires rite up,this all started after my alternator went out on me,i was 1 hr away from home and drove it like that with it burned out to my home,i don't know if that has anything to do with this problem or not but i figured id throw it out there,there isn't any trouble with it going down the rd,it has no boggy issues and it has plenty of power no sluggish that i have noticed anyway,i have changed the cps once about 9 months ago because it was running rough that cured that problem,im wondering if maybe my fuel pump is going bad,someone told me to drain water from the fuel there on the filter housing,i did that but it didn't help it,if anyone could help me i would really appreciate it,im stumped bad,also there is no check engine light on and no codes other than the keep alive code which i cleared.

[White95f250]

Check to see what your fuel pressure is. Also check ALL of your wiring. When something fries on these it can take alot with it. Drain the fuel bowl, pull the filter and see what it looks like in there. It could possibly be all clogged up and causing your issues. Also when was your last oil change? Just a few questions to get this diagnosis started.

[mikehannahs28]

My last oil change was 2 weeks ago,i haven checked wiring yet nor fuel pressure,ill go check those things,how would i go about checking fuel pressure at home with out taking it to a shop,i don't have a full diagnostic tool?

[Reek]

I had the same simptoms just a few days ago. Replaced the cam position sensor and all was well. Cheap fix too, $24.00.

[Fordman247365]

There is a shraeder valve on the fuel bowl, looks like a tire valve stem, check fuel pressure there, I dont think fuel is the problem since when it is running you have no problems.

[backwoodsboy]

Sounds like a bad CPS to me.
What are you using to pull codes? A lot of the generic code readers won't pull anything on these trucks.

[mikehannahs28]

I used my edge chip hahah i need something better for code pullin for sure.

[mikehannahs28]

Today when i started it up it started rite up again like it should,it ran for 5 mnutes and i herd it try to die while i was in the house,i started heading for work and it was cutting out on me this time,i drove it home and parked it again,had the wife take me to work,im going to try the CPS and see what happens there,i hope that cures it i am going nuts with out my truck here

[mikehannahs28]

Ok i switched out the CPS and it seems to have fixed it i think,it died out one time on the first start up after the CPS was replaced but fired up good the 2nd time and has been running good so far,ill have to see in the morning if it fires rite up or not,thanks to all of you for the help,ill keep ya posted.

[mikehannahs28]

I found the problem on this truck,it was a wire i taped up that had come untaped and was touching the metal fuel line on and off,it is fixed now and is running great,thanks to all for the advice and help