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Could it be the glow plug selonoid?
Been fighting this smoky startup (bad) for awhile on my "86" 6.9 f350. I'm on a manual switch, last week I pulled the glows out and I had 5 bad ones, they were only 1.5 years old with 5000 miles on them, they were Beru. I needed to get the truck going to deliver some wood. I could only find AC...- Poorman
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Any concern with these compression numbers?
I've owned this 86 f350 dually 6.9 since about 1990, not sure of the miles because the daughter of the original owner said her dad had disconnected the odometer. I'm guessing 250-275000. It's been running great but smoking bad on cold startups but starts easily. I replaced the injectors/injector...- Poorman
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Ninth Glow Plug
I remember reading some time ago where a guy wired a 9th GP on the dash inside the cab so he could see how hot they were getting. I've been using a manual button for several years and I like it, but I just pulled the GPs and had three bad ones. I am careful not to glow too long, 8 never over 10...- Poorman
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Glow Plug Idea Question
I've owned this 86 f350 6.9 for about 30 years. I always seem to be fighting with hard, smoky starts. I went to manual button 5 years ago and it's been better. I run the plugs for 8 seconds and then crank, I always feel like it needs more but I'm so afraid that I will burn them that I just let...- Poorman
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Complete electrical failure
I have a f350, 1986,crewcab,manual trans, 6.9. Just drove 450 miles to my hunting camp, parked for four days, went to leave and everything was dead, like a dead battery, but the batteries were good, messed with it for an hour and then suddenly power came back on. I fired it up and got about ten...- Poorman
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Grinding shift, Now gone?
New at posting but have been here reading many times, Thanks. I have an 86 f350 6.9 4 speed manual, It sits in my shop with a camper on just waiting for hunting season most of the time, I've owned it for about 30 years. It sat all winter, I usually start her up every couple months during...- Poorman
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- Forum: 6.9L IH & 7.3L IDI Diesels
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