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  1. greenskeeper

    BILLOWING white smoke

    The only thing that could do that, aside from catastrophic block/head failure is the injector/cup/orings. If any of those isn't completely seated (or a o-ring tear) that would be a direct path for the coolant to travel to the pan. Pressurizing only the coolant side and not the high pressure oil...
  2. greenskeeper

    99 7.3 white smoke on deceleration

    99+ it's a little involved to check compared to the OBS trucks you can check with a tire gauge. if the regulator has never been rebuilt it might be worth it to rebuild as it's about $70 If the regulator has failed, you'll have little to no fuel pressure and it can run like an injector or engine...
  3. greenskeeper

    99 7.3 white smoke on deceleration

    throwing parts that these engines gets expensive. Does the truck start easily without glow plug or block heater assist? If so it would be safe to assume compression is at least ok. Have you checked fuel pressure? Has the regulator ever been rebuilt?
  4. greenskeeper

    2003 E450 hard start after overnight or longer.

    A glow plug light test only shows continuity of the plug, not amps draw. I've seen plenty of glow plugs with continuity, but when hooked up to 12v they hardly glow at all. The entire tip of the glow plug should be red hot within 10 seconds of putting 12v to it. Never checked for oil flow from...
  5. greenskeeper

    99 f 250 7.3 turbo diesel Help od light flashing and won’t shift to 3rd

    Did you scan for codes so that the truck can tell you what is wrong? Did the transmission shift ok prior to servicing it? Fluid level correct?
  6. greenskeeper

    2003 E450 hard start after overnight or longer.

    key on and let the glow plugs energize for at least 30 seconds prior to starting. glow plugs and relay are known to be good? Did you pull either of the valve covers to see if oil is coming from the injectors? If you can verify that oil is coming from all 8 injectors that would confirm that...
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    instrument cluster lights

    bulbs or dimmer control
  8. greenskeeper

    2003 E450 hard start after overnight or longer.

    with the doghouse removed you should be able to remove the valve covers and see what the HPO is doing at the injector spouts. No or little oil and the injector(s) aren't firing.
  9. greenskeeper

    2003 E450 hard start after overnight or longer.

    oil flow should be equal coming from all 8 injector spouts
  10. greenskeeper

    BILLOWING white smoke

    What did you "shim". Armature clearance? Something else? If you've got the valve covers off, disconect one injector at a time until the smoke goes away indicating the faulty injector.
  11. greenskeeper

    PCM Breakout box in Houston

    Check for water in the IDM
  12. greenskeeper

    2003 E450 hard start after overnight or longer.

    Temperature related or time? If it time related regardless of temp, the HPOP is probably leaking down through the check valve. Then it has to prime the HPO system to start with more air in the system. After sitting for a while your sure the HPO reservoir is full ?
  13. greenskeeper

    BILLOWING white smoke

    Ok, well provided you removed the old copper seals and didn't accidentally double up and injector, I would still consider the o-rings a high probability since the problem occurred after that repair. Why were the o-ring originally replaced?
  14. greenskeeper

    BILLOWING white smoke

    White smoke that smells like un-burnt diesel is probably a fuel supply issue (pressure) or an injector problem (o-rings,cups) as coolant doesn't react like oil in the HPO system. I still suspect the o-ring and injector cup replacement, since they were "serviced" 5k miles ago and the white smoke...
  15. greenskeeper

    2003 E450 hard start after overnight or longer.

    65psi at the pump means nothing if the regulator is dumping fuel back to the tank and not building pressure. is the HPOP reservoir oil no more than 1" from the top at the inspection port? How much has the van been driven since putting air in the HPO system? That is not the correct way to test...
  16. greenskeeper

    BILLOWING white smoke

    prior to this, did the truck have an white smoke issues? If not, I would look closely at the o-ring cups recently installed. 240k is nothing, provided the 7.3 has been maintained. T444E B10 rating is 200k miles, B50 rating is 350k miles which is very conservative. What made you decide to...
  17. greenskeeper

    BILLOWING white smoke

    can you post a video of the fill cap test? 7.3 rarely blows a head gasket or cracks a head. I've never personally heard of that happening. could be o-rings or cracked injector cup how many miles ?
  18. greenskeeper

    2003 E450 hard start after overnight or longer.

    doubtful compression is bad at that low mileage if it's been maintained. Did you verify the glow plug system is working properly? Did you check fuel pressure at the bowl? Has the regulator ever been rebuilt? Or are you just throwing parts at it by replacing injectors?
  19. greenskeeper

    2003 E450 hard start after overnight or longer.

    Have you tried jumping the glow plug relay at the large terminals to rule out a bad/weak relay? Jumper cable clamp works well for this.
  20. greenskeeper

    2003 E450 hard start after overnight or longer.

    sounds like glow plug and or relay issues. plug the truck in (assuming the block heater works) for at least 3 hours and see how it starts. If it starts fine with no smoke or issue, the problem is with the glow plug system
  21. greenskeeper

    Check engine light came on, diminished power

    What type of scanner did you use? There should be a code stored even if the CEL is now off.
  22. greenskeeper

    Check engine light came on, diminished power

    Guess? Not me. What code was found?
  23. greenskeeper

    99 PSD Auto 4x4 to 2WD ZF5 Swap

    That's it. I wouldn't even bother with the clutch safety switch IMO.
  24. greenskeeper

    a/c compressor bearing

    replaced with aftermarket (crosses fingers) today....wasn't too bad. Back to 40F discharge temps.
  25. greenskeeper

    99 PSD Auto 4x4 to 2WD ZF5 Swap

    The auto PCM can be flashed by any tuner to make it work as a manual trans PCM. You will get a ton of codes for the missing auto transmission sensors, and the engine will act weird around 40mph or so when it's looking for the TC lockup.

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