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Re: hard start/ no start question
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I know I should have done something before but as used it infrequently I just sprayed a little starter fluid in the intake and waited untill the glow plug relay stopped cliking then started right up.
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Your first mistake...You can use ether on these engines, but NOT with the glow plugs (GP's). I use ether on my 6.9 but the GP system on it is non-functional right now. If you use ether with hot GP's you run the risk of premature combustion, and that can cause serious internal engine problems.
How did the old GP's look when you removed them? And what brand did you replace them with?
I doubt the biodiesel would hurt your injection pump (IP). It has better lubricity than dino fuel, and also tends to clean up the fuel system. Could be that if the truck has the original IP and injectors, the bio may have deteriorated the rubber seals in the pump and injector caps. The newer engines, and most rebuilt pumps use Viton seals. They're resistant to the bio where the natural rubber is not.
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Sorry to all the loyal 7.3 guys, but I traded my '91 7.3 in on a 2002 F250 Ex cab V10 4x4. SCT Xcalibrator2 with tunes by Powerplay Performance. 285/75/16 Toyo M/T's. Took a long time to get used to the ping-pop of a cooling catalytic converter...LOL.
'85 Bronco swapped up to a 302 4bbl from the 300 I6, NP435 4spd, NP208, 32x11.50x15 Radial RVT's, Soon to be 6.9 turbo powered.
86 F350 Cab&Chassis with a dump bed. 2wd 6.9 and 4 spd tranny. No mods to engine.
2000 Volvo 660 N14 Cummins, 500hp 1650 ft lbs, Autoshift tranny 10spd.
What part of "SHALL NOT INFRINGE" do you NOT understand?
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