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All the fuses are good, I'm thinking it's the ignition. If I hold the key in the "start" position(fully turned like I'm cranking it) it seems to start easier/better. I have a hidden starter button which allows me to simply turn on the truck then press that button to start. I've had it set up like this since I started having intermittent problems with the key starting the truck. I just jumped strait into the trigger wire and it's been doing good like that for about 3+yrs. It's just weird that it will push start so easily, but won't start off the starter..I know the starter is spinning it fast enough. Can anyone explain the purpose of the Power Steering Fluid Pressure Switch?

It actually only happens when the engine is cold. I found that by hooking up my wifes car with two sets of jumper cables will start it fine when it's cold.?? The way I found out was by hooking up both sets at the same time to increase the charging since both are standard(crap) jumper cables that actually get hot while charging. She has a 120amp alt to it really puts out the juice. Anyway, I hooked both sets up to charge the battery fast and found that I could now crank the truck everytime.(while cold) So I called my wife out to give me a hand. If she unhooked both of the neg. clamps and I tried to start it no dice... Add one clamp and it was slightly better but not quite.. Add both clamps and bam.. Starts right up.(This wasn't a fluke. We did the little test a few times to confirm) Went and bought a new battery and now it will crank when it's cold, but after warming it up it still won't crank. Drove up a hill and killed it after warming it up. It wouldn't crank off the starter,(brand new battery and turning over fast) but with a slow roll start in second gear bam; starts right up..???? I did this several times and it's starting from a roll start at what seems to be lower RPM's than the starter is cranking out. I'm stumped... Now to go loosen some exhaust bolts before the cat. Could it be that the cat is clogged and the clog is worst after warming up the system? How would the extra juice from jumper cables have anything to do with this? Also, the idle surge is not happening anymore. I don't know if that had anything to do with this problem, but now it's idling fine even after running well past just warm-up time. I'll keep you all posted and definitely update as I go alone. Keep the suggestions coming. Thanks, David

Thanks B, Cuong and jprater88, but I went to storage and found an ignition module that I took off my old parts pathy in the box full o' pathy stuff this morning.(I should make a list of everything in there.lol) That wasn't it. I also went ahead and bought a new rotor to replace the one I recently installed when I did the tune up a month or so ago. Neither had any effect on the problem. It's still doing the same thing. Maybe I'll replace the coil next. I'm feel like I'm just randomly replacing stuff at this point hoping that something will be the fix. I'm about to drill a big hole in the exhaust right before the cat... Then either way I'll be forced to install the now high flow cat I bought a few months ago.(exhaust work is a nightmare for me)

Mine isn't either. I moved to Arkansas. It actually happened when I moved here. I had no problems loading it on the trailer to pull behind the U-haul. Maybe now the truck thinks it's a trailer queen and therefor not required to run right anymore. lol I think there may be a spare ignition modules in my parts box. I almost have enuff spare parts in that box to build a new pathy, or a space ship. Cuong, did you ever get that throttle cable situation figured out? I still have the one I gave you. Now that I'm living out in the sticks I can install one of those fancy GPS things for a speedo. I think/hope there is alot less crime around here compared to SW Houston.

After doing some research(googled "engine starting backwards") I found a few more cases were it has happened. I'm going to bite the bullet and go with the ignition module for $100 as that seems to be the best bet so far. I wish I knew someone around here that has a pathy I could just borrow the module from for a quick test. After you install one from an auto parts place there's no returning it.

Hey Cuong, It's been a while since I seen/heard from you. I hope you're doing well. The starter seems to be fine. It's held up to lots of abuse in the last few days of turning the engine over trying to find the gremlin. I uploaded another video of it starting. The backward video was shot just before the video of it cranking up. I killed it and recranked it a few times then when for a drive to warm it up. After warming up it wouldn't start back up. In the video of it actually starting you can tell that it's struggling instead of just firing right up like it normally does. (same as the one I already posted in my last post)

I just took a few videos, and I'm uploading one of them to youtube right now. it'll still be processing for the next few minutes. In that video it's trying to start up backwards after being started forward, but it's not running backward like it was yesterday.(Yesterday it fully started backwards) I got it started and drove it around for about 15mins or so. It's not having the idle issue anymore and runs good while it's running. When I kill it it dies like it's suppose to, but then it doesn't start again unless I pull start it.(starter is turning the engine fine and IMO plenty fast enough) I'm thinking of doing the unthinkable.... Taking to a mechanic and paying out the nose for a diagnosis. Only $60 for an hour!!!

Thanks for the reply, and I like your website. I've suspected timing, but when it cranks it runs really good until it reaches operating temps. I discovered the power steering pump pressure sensor was broken off, and I know it has something to do with the idle. I think when it's running backwards it's reburning the fuel that was in the exhaust system. Do you think the ECU could just be on the fritz and about to go out? How bad is it for an engine to run backwards for about 4-5seconds?

How is it that my engine is starting and running backwards???? I just confirmed that is did indeed start and run backwards.(while I yelled kill it..kill it!!!) It was doing the stutter start and then it stopped and WENT BACKWARDS all three belts "exhaust" cloud from the snorkel everything went the opposite direction than it was going when the starter was spinning it. How is this possible? Can a clogged cat make an engine run backwards due to extreme back pressure forcing the pistons the wrong way? PS: This is not a joke. I'm 100% dead serious about everything here and desperately need some solid advice. Should I just cut the cat off and see how she runs?

Thanks for the reply Dowser, I'm 99% sure it's not the starter/battery. I have an optima and it'll turn over forever. When it stutter starts sometimes it will stop with a puff of vapor that is like a cloud of gas(I jumped out and sniffed it(but not in a huffing manner)lol) coming out of the intake.(the snorkel) Makes me think it's trying to run backwards or something. lol How would it act if the cat is clogged?(I think it's the original. ) I've been dealing with the idle fluctuating problem for a while now and always assumed it was a MAF sensor problem. Now I'm thinking it is most likely the AIC valve after doing some research on here. I've heard of a genie in a bottle, but I wonder if they have mechanic who actually knows his stuff and won't rip you off in a bottle.(I'd buy a case)

Hey everyone. I'm having some weird problem with the pathy. When I try to crank it up it won't always start, and never starts right up like it used to. What it does is a really slow chugging start where the engine is turning but not even fast enough to register on the RPM gauge. When/if it actually does spin up to idle speed it sounds great like nothing is wrong at all. Then after a few minutes of warming up the idle starts acting funny. The RPMs will dip really low like it's going to die then jump back up to normal idle speed, but it will eventually dip low enough to just die... When that happens you can forget getting it started again until it has plenty of time to cool off.(not that it's running hot or anything) Things I've done so far: Changed the plugs, plug wires, dissy cap/rotor, fuel filter(old one was pretty darn clogged), each time I check the codes on the ECU it returns a 55.(no malfunctions) I have some ideas of what it might be, but I don't want to contaminate the knowledge pool. I'd rather hear some fresh ideas. This thing is about to become my families sole means of transportation(if you don't count bicycles. lol) so I'm at the point where I'm running low on patience and high on stress about the situation. Questions for those in the know: What would it be doing if the EGR valve got clogged/went out? What about the PCV valve, or the IAC valve? Bottom line... PLEASE help with this. If you think you might know what the problem is throw it out. I need thing to work and right now I'm worried.

Hey how much did you end up fetching for that set?(if you don't mind my asking) I've been MIA for a while, but saw your PM when I signed in. I don't know anything about trains other than they are cool and a good way to have fun with my boys. I bought all my stuff off ebay for as cheap as possible and before I knew it I had enough track to go around the whole house. lol That's when I built the ceiling layout. I never got to finish the scenery and it's now dissembled since we have moved to Arkansas. Here's the last video I made before cutting the tracks.

I'll throw in $20. Thanks for sending out the email. I wouldn't have known about it if you hadn't; since I don't come around much anymore.

Talk about throwing someone under the bus three different ways. LMFAO Did you make those? (yes, that's me and my first pathy. RIP)

Sorry to bring up this old thread that has until now rested in peace...(I feel like some people here think I'm crazy and I'd like to clear the air a little.) After rereading this thread I want to apologize for being so abrasive with my previous argument. Please take the time to read the following article about what some high ranking officials have to say. This article deserves your attention. It appears I'm not the only one who questions the official story of 9/11. http://www.examiner.com/x-6495-National-In...-account-of-911 Reading that article should help some of people who I discussed this topic with picture me a little better w/out a foil hat on my head. I have a feeling the world is getting ready to hear the truth about 9/11. Also check out what the Japanese has to say about 9/11. http://www.globalresearch.ca/index.php?con...va&aid=7803

In Japan they have a few working models, and youtube has a bad habit of removing the videos that get too popular. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E1OWDcWoXHs...feature=related University of Cassino, Italy, June 26-29, 1995, a group of scientists from the University of Birmingham, UK, presented a study about hydrogen as a fraction of the fuel. In the abstract of that study it stated: “Hydrogen, when used as a fractional additive at extreme lean engine operation, yields benefits in improved combustion stability and reduced nitrogen oxides and hydrocarbon emissions.” In the early eighties George Vosper P. Eng., ex-professor of Dynamics and Canadian inventor, designed and patented a device to transform internal combustion engines to run on hydrogen. He later affirms: “A small amount of hydrogen added to the air intake of a gasoline engine would enhance the flame velocity and thus permit the engine to operate with leaner air to gasoline mixture than otherwise possible. The result, far less pollution with more power and better mileage.” In 1995, Wagner, Jamal and Wyszynski, at the Birmingham, of University Engineering, Mechanical and Manufacturing>, demonstrated the advantages of “Fractional addition of hydrogen to internal combustion engines by exhaust gas fuel reforming.” The process yielded benefits in improved combustion stability and reduced nitrogen oxides and hydrocarbon emissions. California Environmental Engineering (CEE) has tested this technology and found reduction on all exhaust emissions. They subsequently stated: “CEE feels that the result of this test verifies that this technology is a viable source for reducing emissions and fuel consumption on large diesel engines.” The American Hydrogen Association Test Lab tested this technology and proved that: “Emissions test results indicate that a decrease of toxic emissions was realized.” Again, zero emissions were observed on CO. Northern Alberta Institute of Technology. Vehicle subjected to dynamometer loading in controlled conditions showed drastic reduction of emissions and improved horsepower. Corrections Canada tested several systems and concluded, “The hydrogen system is a valuable tool in helping Corrections Canada meet the overall Green Plan by: reducing vehicle emissions down to an acceptable level and meeting the stringent emissions standard set out by California and British Columbia; reducing the amount of fuel consumed by increased mileage.” Additionally, their analysis pointed out that this solution is the most cost effective. For their research they granted the C.S.C. Environmental Award.

Check out this video I edited and put up on youtube... name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src=" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>" wmode="transparent" style="width:400px; height:326px;" id="VideoPlayback" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" flashvars=""> I know it doesn't prove or disprove anything, I just thought you guys would find it interesting.

That's true, but it happens like that all the time with all kinds of inventions... Investors get cold feet and want $$$ back that has obviously been spend on R&D... Doesn't really say much about the inventor or the invention. It just says that he had typical investors who were impatient. Thousands of people are falsely convicted every year because the court system is FAR from perfect. The courts are in no way qualified to decide on scientific cases to determine whether or not they are "real". Don't forget the investor are rich people who have lots of political influence when it comes to stuff like this. Not to mention high dollar lawyers who and "make things happen in court."

And don't forget to wire your relay to the ignition so it turns off when the engine is off...

Go look in my thread that Pezzy posted a link to. My prediction is that you will hit a brick wall at the ECU unless you know how to remap on the fly... If you had a carbed engine the cell I built would work great. I can almost run my lawnmower engine off the HHO my cell kicks out. If you get the cell to produce enough gas then heat build-up becomes your problem. If I link together 3 more cells like the one I have now I could use it as a cutting torch. It works, I'm just not dedicated/smart enough to make it work on my pathy.(not the way I expect anyway) My pathy didn't get better fuel mileage, but it did make the engine virtually silent after a few minutes of driving.

You know what? I think you are 100% right, and you have changed my mind completely. I should just believe everything I'm told, because ultimately... Everything is always exactly as is seems and no one would ever lie. Oh, and as for people on the government payroll to keep quiet... Don't be a fool, The government has built THOUSANDS of HUGE installations like bunkers and missile silos for decades all over the world right under the publics nose in COMPLETE secrecy. I sat thru a 2.5hr lecture from General Asshat while I was working on a military project... We were told 100 different ways to keep our mouths shut about what was going on,(not to mention what would happen IF we talked) and what we were doing wasn't even close to top secret. "The planes were unopposed because no one knew what was going on. The aircraft had not relayed the fact that they had been hijacked." Do you actually buy this for a second? Do you have any idea how anal the military is? Back in 95 I went up in a crop duster with a friend out of Winnie. He wasn't in radio contact with Hobby airport in south Houston as we got close, and to our surprise we had a visit from not one but two fighter jets out of Ellington Field. We never flew above 1000ft so he was falsely assuming it would be fine. Nothing happened other than him turning on his radio and talking to them for a second and they were gone. As soon as the ATC couldn't contact the planes to verify why the transponders were deactivated jets are scrambled to find out what's going on.(which normally takes a phone call and about 5mins) They damn sure don't sit on there hands and hope everything works itself out...except in on that one day that is. I'm not here to convince anyone of anything. If nothing else, I simply hope to stir the curiosity of just one or two people; who will try to look past all the lies and decide to take a good hard look for themselves. I have no reason to speak with people who are 100% bullheaded about the subject other than to hopefully make it entertaining enough that it actually gets looked at by a few who are not walking thru life with their blinders on. As for the USS Liberty, If you read about what actually happened that day you'll see that it's absurd to call it friendly fire. From wiki..."internal White House documents obtained from the Lyndon B. Johnson Presidential Library show that the Israelis' explanation of how the mistake had occurred was not believed."

zonianbrat, I'm not firing at anyone specifically. My comments are directed towards the blind masses of sheepal who "think" they know what's going on because they saw it on the news. You're right, I haven't been on nearly as much as I used to be so I have no idea what who has said about what. Who did it? The only people who really ever had a chance. The US government, but they would never do anything to hurt their own citizens right..? I could possibly believe in one plane hitting a trade tower unopposed, but two? Then another one hits supposedly hits the pentagon unopposed. Where were the fighter jets? How long does it take to get jets in the air in an emergency? How long did they have? Stuff like this doesn't even add up, and I could go on, and on with these little facts that do not add up. No one bothered to comment on my other questions that should be easily explained if the official story is true. K9, I'm glad I could make you laugh. Hears what I find funny... I would never had said anything if I hadn't done countless hours of personal research on the subject to quench my curiosity. Most people who believe the official story believe it simply because they are too lazy to check up on the subject. It's funny that you ask why our government would do this... Just look at what has happened since 9/11 for the answer to your question. That's about like saying, "Why would our government orchestrate Pearl Harbor." Grim, When you have to cut or fuse thick steel you find out real quick what thermite is. Yes, I understand that it's simply rust and aluminum. We used it alot when cutting road grader blades. 14ft long cut that has to happen all at once so you don't warp the blade. In the right mixture it goes off like an explosive then liquefies the steel. It can also be used to fuse steel if you have a ceramic base and apply pressure while the reaction takes place... If a plane really hit the pentagon, lets see one video showing it happen. Oh ya, We couldn't get jets off the ground in time to handle multiple hyjacked aircraft, but the FBI sure made the rounds in record time picking up all the surveillance footage from EVERY PRIVATE camera in the area. The employees at most of the places where tape were confiscated said the FBI was there BEFORE they even knew what happened... Why didn't they confiscate all the footage of the towers being struck? As for the friendly fire issue, The USS Liberty was NEVER hit with friendly fire. They were maliciously attacked... This is absolutely not the same thing in any sense. For the most part friendly fire is when you have unidentified troop movement in the field, you ask for orders. Your commanders check and assure you that no friendlies are in the area and are given the orders to fire. Then when the attack starts they immediately know they are attacking friendlies because the friendlies will be on the radio going WTF... Then the attack stops dead in it's tracks. This is not at all what happened with the USS Liberty. The Israeli fighters made a couple of flybys in broad daylight. The soldiers sun bathing on the deck immediately recognizing the Star of David on the jets and relaxed thinking it was a friendly fly-by to say "what's up". This was not a mistake... It was an attack plain and simple.

Yep, looks like your force fed media is doing a great job of keeping you dumb. As for 9/11 I think it's funny that anytime anyone goes against the official report they are instantly labeled a conspiracy theorist. (That's a good enough reason to deter some people from speaking publicly about the truth.) Like I said, I'm not here to convince anyone. The American Media has plenty of bought and paid for experts to do that, and who am I do compete with that. Just do yourself a favor and go back and take a good hard look at what really happened that day. Listen to what the people on the streets were saying, LISTEN TO THE FIRE FIGHTERS... These guys were NOT conspiracy theorist, and you can bet your ass they were calling it like they saw/heard it that day. If you can't see the thermite cuts on the support beams your are f uck ing blind... That right there is all the evidence I'll EVER need. Not too mention that the workers boots were melting for DAYS after the collapse. Explain WTC7... Larry Silverstein said in an interview that he gave the go ahead to "pull it"... Go watch the interview and decide for yourself what he meant. It's clear to me he was talking about the building, unless he refers to firefighters as "IT". The Bottom line, way too much shady sh!t went on that day that simply can not be explained by the lame ass 9/11 commission. unless you're a gullible sheep who believes everything he sees on the news... Don't feel bad, I was once just as blind. It feels good to have waken up. I understand that you feel better about your country and safer if you think that everything happened just as the official report concludes. What I don't understand is why anytime I discuss this crap with anyone I hear..."If you HATE this country so much get out." I never said I hate this country. I hate what it's becoming at the hands of crooked politicians and people like some of you who blindly follow and never ask questions. You never anwered my question... What is the terror alert level today, and were are all these sleeper cells that I'm suppose to be scared of??? Did all those terrorists on US soil evaporate? As for the disappearing plane in the pentagon, I don't care what people say they saw... Look at how many police descriptions end up being dead wrong because people tend to say what they think happened, when they actually didn't see @!*% but simply were physically there. What I want to see is this... The engines, the damage that wings would have left on the face of the building, wings, tail section. You can fire an aluminum can at whatever you want at whatever speed you want, and it's still just a hollow aluminum cylinder that will not punch thru 7 walls of bunker grade reinforced concrete. If it was that easy why spend all the $$$ on bunker busters? As for the USS Liberty... I have a relative who died a couple years ago who was on that ship with McCain. His story is what I'll believe if you don't mind. If you think this was a simple case of mistaken identity, you are sadly mistaken. I suggest you read up on what actually happened. It wasn't as if a lone gunner who mistakenly attacked. It was a full on orchestrated attack carried out by multiple aircraft and ship for HOURS in BROAD DAYLIGHT. The ship had a brand new crisp flag flying in a nice breeze. Not at all like what happens with normal friendly fire in the heat of the monent. The Israeli's even went as far as gunning down the guys who were in and lowering life boats.... Which by the way is a war crime no matter who you're attacking. Did you bother reading up on Rachel? It's a good story.

This thread is scary and funny. It's funny to see how many people obviously ONLY get their info watching Fox News, CNN, MSNBC, ect. My take on all this, I'd hate to think Obama could do worse than the Bush admin. I live in Houston, Texas USA and I have fully accepted the fact that the biggest terrorist nations on the planet are the good ol' USA and the evil little sh!t of a nation called Israel. We have the nukes and do whatever we want with the full support of the sheeple who are fed what the "controlled" US media tells them to think. I still can't believe how stupid I used to be, before I started seeing things thru my own eyes and not letting my opinions be made for me by what I see on the tube. At this point if you still believe the official reports on what happened on 9/11.... You are dumb. Sorry, but that's how I feel. No two buildings that tall will ever fall naturally in their own footprint while mysteriously cutting the 4" thick steel support beams at a nice clean angle leaving the slag and molten steel... Also, No commercial jet will ever crash into a ground level building leaving no trace of said jet to be found. Nevermind the fact the no aluminum airplane will EVER punch thru 7 walls of reinforced bunker grade concrete. What's the terror alert level today? IF, BIG IF all these so called sleeper cells and terrorist are really here... Don't you think they would have done something,,,ANYTHING by now? It's all a big ugly lie to get you to bend over and take in the a$$ while they do whatever they "think" is best including stripping the people of the USA of the rights we thought we held tight to. Obama assigning Rahmbo COS says all anyone should need to know about were this is going... We should have taken out Israel when they attacked us during the Vietnam War. If you want to hear a heartwarming story about how great Israel is, Search "Rachel Corrie". Wish us(the whole freakin world) luck, I think we're gonna need it.

I hope this helps a little. Rear Diff Skid Building a Skid Full Skids Building Rock Sliders I'm not selling them anymore, but that should give you another visual of what the mounts and stuff look like. I thought about making them wide enough to cover the t-bars, but that would have added way to much weight.(almost double) I've never had a problem with my t-bars since they tend to be pretty flexable when rubbing on the rocks. Like the others said, 1/8" is junk. That's what the weak stock front splash & t-case skids are.(I think it's a metric measurement) 3/16" is the bare minimum I would use, anything less and you're adding weight not protection.