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Originally Posted by galexander
I would check with the dealer and give them the vin # of the truck. There is also an online site you can check but I do not have it handy. They can check if cam sensor has been replaced. If it has a recall no charge. It usually is an intermittent problem and will start after sitting for a while. The other thing I would suggest is do a search for hard start/no start diagnostics. You should find a lot of information on this topic. Also, you may want to check the EGR valve. They are prone to getting clogged up on these trucks. I don't know if this would affect starting. Are you getting a check engine light? If it has been sitting at an auction for a while I would also charge up the batteries.
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Called my ford dealer whose service manager pulled up this trucks history in a moment and for no charge [!] read off the whole story. Really amazing information age we live in. But no big stories there. He suggested a high pressure internal oil leak, and offered a very non reccommended test by using some starting fluid in the drain tube of the air box - if it try's to start it's the high pressure oil leak - if not, then start checking the sensors. I was impressed with his honesty about using a bit of starting fluid that the owners manual says guarantees instant death of the engine. Of course that does not absolve ford of selling this engine that is far too complicated for man to manage.
I have a John deere dozer and excavator that has diesel engines WITHOUT glow plugs and WITHOUT starting fluid injection systems that start on the FIRST turn with one battery when the engine is covered in 3 feet of snow.... and runs like a sewing machine. Now go and figure why Ford would choose to build this crappy engine when such perfect examples of American engine art are in use... If i could fit that JD engine into my Ford and mate it to the tranny, no one would ever buy a toyota again. ever.
Any comments on the ford service guys reccomendations?
