Old trick I forgot about - got me out of a bind on a 6.0 Powerstroke

I was chasing a no-start on a 2005 F-450 over in Albany last Thursday, pulling my hair out for like 2 hours. Finally remembered an old timer showed me years ago - unplug the ICP sensor and see if it fires. Sure enough it started right up, got a new sensor on it and ran perfect. Any of you guys still use that trick or is it too old school now?

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anthonykim7d ago

Try swapping in a known good ICP before you buy new, or have you had bad luck with aftermarket ones acting up later?

emery6037d agoTop Commenter

Man that trick is OLD SCHOOL but it still works like a charm on those 6.0s. Nothing makes you feel like a genius quite like unplugging a sensor and watching a dead truck fire right up. Of course the opposite is true too for me at least. I've spent 3 hours chasing a no-start only to find out I left a plug loose or something stupid like that. At least with the ICP trick you look like you know what you're doing instead of like a guy who forgot to close the hood all the way.