Mad Maxine
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Mad Maxine replied to the thread FIXED (I think): Solenoid feed wires hot, and voltage drop.I think my problem was two-fold: first, the glow plug harness wasn't making good contact with the solenoid, which was my first problem... -
Mad Maxine replied to the thread FIXED (I think): Solenoid feed wires hot, and voltage drop.block heater doesn’t work. Motorcraft plugs are from Ford Motorcraft distributor. I had already replaced the plugs when I initially...
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Mad Maxine posted the thread FIXED (I think): Solenoid feed wires hot, and voltage drop in 6.9L IH & 7.3L IDI Diesels.Howdy. The feller that had this truck before me put in a manual glow plug circuit consisting of a momentary-on switch in the cab and a...
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Mad Maxine replied to the thread 6.9 no start below 60 degrees or so.I’ll see if it works (block heater)
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Plug the block heater in for a couple of hours and see what it does, that is if the block heater works.
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Yes. Running the block heater in this instance is to validate/narrow down an issue with the glow plug (GP) system. If still no start...
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Mad Maxine replied to the thread 6.9 no start below 60 degrees or so.I guess here’s a real newbie question: when starting cold—once to the floor and let off, pedal on the floor til she starts, or no pedal...
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She starts immediately when warm and cold (when the ambient temp isn't cold). All you need is to bump the key and she's off and running...
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You can test the glow plugs with a test light before removing them, works pretty well as a go/no-go test
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Mad Maxine replied to the thread 6.9 running fine, now no start.Thanks, fellas! I sure appreciate the help. Kickdown makes sense; the truck was an automatic and has been refitted with a ZF5. I think...
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It won't as far as I know. No. That can't happen. When the engine's not running, like in your case, no fuel is being pumped to the...
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Mad Maxine replied to the thread 6.9 running fine, now no start.I got her to run, but I have another question: on the throttle there is another lever with a long screw in it that just flops loose...
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Mad Maxine replied to the thread 6.9 running fine, now no start.I'll do just that -- when I can get her to run again LOL
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Sounds like the governer in the pump is sticking, when it idles down for the upshift, it'll idle down so fast it stalls. Run some heavy...
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Howdy. Been a while since I've been on here, but I got a new toy over the weekend, and she's already messing with my head! 1987 6.9 --...
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