Mikey303LSZ Posted February 10, 2013 Share Posted February 10, 2013 FWIW... Stock injectors and stock fuel rails have injector retaining clips to prevent the injectors from popping off... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrayZ Posted February 11, 2013 Author Share Posted February 11, 2013 FWIW... Stock injectors and stock fuel rails have injector retaining clips to prevent the injectors from popping off... on LS stuff? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikey303LSZ Posted February 11, 2013 Share Posted February 11, 2013 The stock LS motors have injector retaining clips. Try Googling "LS fuel injector retaining clip" and look at the images for an example. Good luck... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrayZ Posted February 11, 2013 Author Share Posted February 11, 2013 Have to love buying someone else's project.. Especially when they don't put things back where they belong. Thanks for that info mike, I will be ordering a set. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattd428 Posted February 12, 2013 Share Posted February 12, 2013 Ya he might be right i know the truck intakes have retainer clips. Im running aftermarket rails so i dont have them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrayZ Posted February 14, 2013 Author Share Posted February 14, 2013 They do i have checked. Any who i went ahead and just zip tied them and there are no leaks.. Good but bad news in the same token. Im upgrading to ls3 intake/fuel so i was hoping this was the hard start issue. I guess this weekend im going to try and find a better ground or at least add another one, Maybe that's why it barely turns over on occation? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattd428 Posted February 14, 2013 Share Posted February 14, 2013 i think im only using 2 motor to frame grounds works fine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikey303LSZ Posted February 15, 2013 Share Posted February 15, 2013 Explain the hard start condition - I would be interested in hearing what's going on. Slow rotation of starter after x days? Extended crank duration prior to start-up etc.? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrayZ Posted February 15, 2013 Author Share Posted February 15, 2013 The problem comes and goes but is fairly consistent. Now with a fresh battery when I crank it over the first couple revolutions are slow but then fires up normally. With the old battery it will crank VERY slow with the engine barely turning over the first couple of revolutions and then slowly picking up speed to finally start. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattd428 Posted February 16, 2013 Share Posted February 16, 2013 You sure your starter is good? I had one on a 5.3 do that to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrayZ Posted February 16, 2013 Author Share Posted February 16, 2013 Well the alternator just went bad so I'm replacing that Tommorow as well as checking the ground so well see what happens after that. I've never really checked to see if a starter was bad or not.. Just kind of waited till it stop starting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattd428 Posted February 16, 2013 Share Posted February 16, 2013 I had a brand new do the same thing until it finally just got really slow and stopped working. Take it to autozone and have them check it its free. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrayZ Posted February 16, 2013 Author Share Posted February 16, 2013 Guess it wouldn't hurt. Ill be up there today anyways Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrayZ Posted February 16, 2013 Author Share Posted February 16, 2013 (edited) Ok strange problem I'm having.. The alternator is putting out 11.38 volts but the battery is only reading 11.92-12.0 while engine is running and alternator is charging. Isn't it suppose to be in the high 13's to 14's? Alternator is brand new and is clearly working with the sub 12 volts coming off te back of it. Just ran a fresh new driver side ground. The ground coming off of the battery is ran to the fender.. Anyone else running the battery ground to the fender? Seems like a bad spot to me. Edited February 16, 2013 by CrayZ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrayZ Posted February 16, 2013 Author Share Posted February 16, 2013 I ran the negative terminal (ground) from the battery straight to the motor so this thing is properly grounded and I still can't get it to run or say 13-14vts on the posts while the engine is running. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrayZ Posted February 16, 2013 Author Share Posted February 16, 2013 Did some more tests. I disconnected the + wire that feeds current to the battery from the alternator. I then started the engine and measured the voltage coming off the alternator and I'm getting a reading of .50 volts. It should cranking out 13-14v right out of the back of the alternator correct? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrayZ Posted February 16, 2013 Author Share Posted February 16, 2013 Problem solved.. Power wore to the stator came loose. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattd428 Posted February 17, 2013 Share Posted February 17, 2013 lol sounds like you had a rough day man you should always have at least 13 volts usually 13.8 is the normal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrayZ Posted February 17, 2013 Author Share Posted February 17, 2013 Spent all damn day tracing down one wire lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattd428 Posted February 17, 2013 Share Posted February 17, 2013 lol i feel your pain Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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