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    7.3 fuel filter heater wiring

    I was kind of considering putting it on a toggle switch on the dash, so I could turn it on 5 mins before starting, and then I wouldn't need it at all in the summer so I could just not turn it on. From what it sounds like though, I might stick the cap back on and wire a blanket heater up like that.
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    7.3 fuel filter heater wiring

    So, Ive been rooting around in my engine bay for a few days now, and I just thought of something. Where is the wire for my fuel filter heater? The answer is that its not there. The plug on top of the filter head still has the red cap over it. So what Im thinking is one of two things happened...
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    7.3 idi intermittent starting issues

    Well, I picked up my worst knuckle smash yet tonight, torque wrench popped off right it front of the sharp edge on a bracket. I ground the top threads off and threaded it back in, but the damn thing is packed so hard with carbon, no amount of prying and simultaneous hammer work will even budge...
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    7.3 idi intermittent starting issues

    Well **** again One of the injector nozzles got stuck in the head when I took out the top half of it. I suppose theres no possibility of that one working again, even if I get it out?
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    7.3 idi intermittent starting issues

    Well ****. The kit comes with the copper washers, but I ordered the early style, and my truck has the late style. I assume since the only difference is the hose size, they are still compatible?
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    7.3 idi intermittent starting issues

    I fixed the picture, thanks
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    7.3 idi intermittent starting issues

    Ah, I forgot I had a recent picture of the engine bay on my phone. I dont see the water separator on the firewall, but Im not completely sure what Im looking for either. Ignore the zipties, theyre temporary
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    7.3 idi intermittent starting issues

    Is there a way to just plumb both tanks together and only have one fuel line? Thats how I made 3 tanks work on my old gmc bus.
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    7.3 idi intermittent starting issues

    Do the solenoid-style FSVs have the same garbage reputation as the motor-style ones? Im fairly certain mine it a solenoid switch.
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    7.3 idi intermittent starting issues

    Bob Sagget This is my first diesel, Im still getting used to not using the g-- word to describe fuel.
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    7.3 idi intermittent starting issues

    I know for a fact the fuel goes hardline>pigtail>lift pump>hardline>filter>hardline>IP>hardline>injectors, so unless the separator is hooked in before the hardline to the lift pump, its gone. Im about 95% sure its not physically there anyway.
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    7.3 idi intermittent starting issues

    Im not sure if the kit I got has the copper washers, Ill open it and check when I get home. I havent replaces any rubber lines yet, I will replace the return lines today, and the pigtail from the hardline to the lift pump is good soft rubber- no cracks. When the 7.3 was put in, they put in the...
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    7.3 idi intermittent starting issues

    7.3 idi Strarting issues/Stuck injector nozzle A few weeks ago, I inherited my grandpa's old farm truck, and 87 F250 XLT Lariat with a 7.3 idi. The truck has over 500k miles, but the remanufactured engine and trans were put in in 2005 and only have around 90k on them. I replaced the vacuum...
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