Guffey6
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So.. i have a 1988 7.3 idi non turbo. i've been having super hard cold starts the last couple of weeks. while cranking its puffing some serious white smoke almost pure vaporized fuel. I've had the fuel filter light come on intermittently the past couple of drives. While idling it sometimes stutters. ive had the same fuel filter upwards of 6+ months and i installed a facet electric pump over a year ago. inside the facet pump theres a very small amount of trash in the bottom. No leaks around my return lines. im stumped, what am i over looking? im afraid my pump is on borrowed time. is there a secondary filter inside the IP? Thanks in advance.
ps. I drained my filter and it was pretty clean for the most part, but had almost a brownish/orange tint.
Pss. this may be a separate issue but it will not and has never started under 60* with only one cycle of the glow plugs. it always takes 3 cycles. (turning the key on until wait to start light goes off 3 times) before actuating the starter. and she normally fires right up.
ps. I drained my filter and it was pretty clean for the most part, but had almost a brownish/orange tint.
Pss. this may be a separate issue but it will not and has never started under 60* with only one cycle of the glow plugs. it always takes 3 cycles. (turning the key on until wait to start light goes off 3 times) before actuating the starter. and she normally fires right up.