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    Glow plug blew apart while driving

    The glow plug is down in the cylinder
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    Glow plug blew apart while driving

    It's stamped 87 7.3l right on the valve cover.
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    Glow plug blew apart while driving

    I have an 86 F250 with 87 7.3L IDI, I was driving today and heard a compression leak. I got home and found that the glow plug connector was blown apart. So i removed the glowplug and found it was snapped off right before the nut and the compression came up through the broken plug. I have no idea...
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    7.3 idi starting problem

    I was told that i should put my 6.9 pump on bevause there was a problem with the 7.3 pump, i didnt ask because i knew my 6.9 pump worked fine .
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    7.3 idi starting problem

    Im running my 6.9 wiring harness with the 6.9 glow plugs.
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    7.3 idi starting problem

    I think i replaced all of them.
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    7.3 idi starting problem

    Batteries are only a year old, il have to check the filter
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    7.3 idi starting problem

    6.9-7.3 injectors are the sams code , same part number.
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    7.3 idi starting problem

    I have motorcrafts now , and i just replaced the cdr. And il have to reset the timing.
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    7.3 idi starting problem

    What brand are they ?
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    7.3 idi starting problem

    I was just using the electric to prime it then shutting it off . And it leaves a cloud when it starts , but it also burns oil like crazy so that has a part if the smoke.i took the injection pump off in one peice and my friend is the one who put it on and timed it . We tried advancing and...
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    7.3 idi starting problem

    All new plugs hooked to a manual switch
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    7.3 idi starting problem

    No it still starts hard with glow plugs . The way i started it before it got really cold out was crank it for 30 sec 4 times , then give it glow plugs for 10 sec then crank it and it would start at 30sec , or id give it glow plugs and crank it again. Like to me it seems like its sucking air and...
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    7.3 idi starting problem

    I just put a 7.3 idi in my 86 f250 and used the injection pump off my 6.9 because i was told the injection pump was bad on the 7.3 i bought . I put a injector oring and return line kit on . Cracked all the injectors and got it to start after alot of cranking . So next day went to go start it and...
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