I found the issue. When I put in the starter, the round wire harness got jammed between the starter and the frame (statistically impossible) ... likely causing one of the wires from the edic side of the harness to get pulled just enough to cause a bad connection....hence the wire wiggle getting...
So, I got it fired...:). The EDIC thing was the issue. I wiggled it around for a while, then had my assistant try to start it, and it started!
BUT....now it is pulsing. The EDIC thing is moving back and forth as though it can't decide to run or stop??? Any ideas on that.
I also wiggled...
I just checked with a test light...it lit up. So, these 2H motors require glow plugs even when it is summer time?....seems weird. My unimog doesn't even have glow plugs, and my International 530 didn't have them either, neither did a couple Kenworths, Volvos, and Macks I've driven. They...
I'm not sure what the "edic" is? The glow pugs are getting juice - so that eliminates the glow plug theory.
Here's a question---Does the ignition wire on the starter have any function other than telling the starter to turn? Is there some type of thing (wire,sensor) that would tell the fuel...
Hmmmm.....this is weird. I'll look around to see if I find anything resembling that. It seems weird that fixing a starter would mess with anything, but years ago, on an 86 bronco I had, I changed a fuel filter for the heck of it....and truck was down for 6 weeks. Turned out to be completely...
So...I replaced the solenoid contacts on my starter. It now cranks great, every time. One problem though.....it now does not fire???!!!
It's a 1984 HJ60 with a 2H motor. Mechanical injection, so how the hell can it not fire? I didn't touch the fuel system. It cranks better than ever now...