After almost a year of battling a glow plug and timer problem I finally fixed it. Problem was the timer was not working properly, it was coming on and staying on untill it timed out at like 25 secs regardless of temperature. After replacing glow plugs, timer, and a custom made harness and also...
I have a book I read through some time ago. "Chilton's Diesel Guide by James Joseph" Copyright 1980. Not sure if you can find it online. The information is on page 91. There is a lot of outdated info in the book I noticed but it still has some good stuff in there.
Here is a few sentences...
you'll need a timing light with an advance dial. I have a digital light and it reads the rpm along side the advance numbers. A digital light makes it very nice, if your budget allows pick one up, you won't regret it.
The ford part # of the Cold Idle Temp Switch is: E8TZ-9E939-A
I have seen them on ebay from time to time. Stealership charges 40+ bucks for one. Mine is out so I have mine unplugged. Unless it's really cold I don't see the need in it, looks to me that it will burn more fuel anyway.
Well not being a expert on the subect, I have only my opinion to give.
I have read that: 1. There is a heavy amount of carbon, soot, coal whatever you want to call it, that gets in diesel crankcase oil. This can be very abrasive to the injection pump and injectors.
2. Sulfur From the...
"I see why you are using paper-based pre-filters but does that really help with the cost of not buying filters in the first place? The centrifuge should be able to clean up to .5 micron, so a filter should not be necessary. You might need to clean the centrifuge a few times, though. "
The pre...
I had to send my new glowshift egt gauge back for it was only working intermittently. Swapped it out with my dads egt(same gauge) and his worked fine in my truck and my gauge would not work at all in his truck. I got on the phone and they said send it back and they would test it, and if faulty...
ok I got my pyrometer installed. With my new u-haul pump with less than 200miles I idle at about 210, 45 mph is 350 and 65 mph is 420-450. Highest I could get was about 850 going up a decent hill WOT . Truck is 5 speed with 4.10 gears and stock tires.
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