gavajava

my igniter has shorted out 3 times now, just wondering if anyone has suggestions of what's causing it before i blindly go searching for some problem that i probably won't be able to recognise.

When I replace the igniter the truck works fine for a while. Drove from Nelson to Vancouver just fine, with a trailer. Then igniter shorted up a logging road, replaced it and worked fine for a bit. This most recent time (2 days later) I was up a logging road near Sechelt and when i put the truck into reverse, it died. It started up again, drove a little bit, went to reverse again and it died. Then wouldn't start again, making the same noises as before I replaced the igniter.

wyoming9

iTrader: (1)

You say your igniter shorts

Just what pray tell are you driving?? I have igniters with 1/2 a million miles on them

What brand igniters are you replacing them with you seem to have found a bunch of bad ones

Is it causing the EFI or the ignition fuse to open??

gavajava

92 3.0 ext cab.

I've just been using the same denso igniter for the wreckers. I doubt I've gotten 2 bad ones, but it's possible I guess. More than likely something else is causing the problem there.

All fuses look fine.. still doesn't start after removing them. Should I just get new plugs anyways?

wyoming9

iTrader: (1)

If it is a short that means Voltage is going to ground .

Something is arcing or burning that is a short .

If no circuit protection is open you most likely don`t have a short

Unless you find melted and burnt wires causing a open circuit acting like a fuse.

Is you igniter plug melted ??.

Sounds to me more like you have a loose connection causing a open circuit .

Is the igniter ground vibrating loose ??

Seems to happen on the bumpy logging roads

Are your plugs in need of being replaced ?? Just what do they look like ??