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    Cat 3126 dies at idle

    It turns off like someone turns the key off. It runs fine shuts off then restarts fine and runs good again. I have an electrical background so I do understand the circuits. This was a state truck and someone said they were set up this way to keep state workers from idling them for long periods.
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    Cat 3126 dies at idle

    I will check everything out that you said. The temperature was warm when I was using it. It has good power and it is running smooth when it quits. I thought at first it may be a bad electrical connection to the fuel system. They removed the fuel fuse and put a toggle switch in line with it. I...
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    Cat 3126 dies at idle

    It is a 1999 GMC it only has 68,000 miles on it.
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    Cat 3126 dies at idle

    I have a dump truck with the cat 3126 engine. It runs great but it dies while I am loading it. It throws a check engine light. It will start back up and idle for a while before it dies again. It never dies while driving it and has good power. Is there a way I can check for what code the check...
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