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    Loosing coolant

    Hi Guys, so my trucks has been loosing some water the last while. The truck is a 88 7.3 idi. Here is what I have observed. If I warm it up and turn it off for 10/20 minutes or so, I will get some white smoke at startup. This clears up after 30 seconds or so. There is a thin layer of oil in...
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    Manual glow plug cycle?

    Thanks for that info. I did replace the return lines already and that definitely seemed to help but I think there might be some air getting in at the fuel filter. At least I have something to go off of now.
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    Manual glow plug cycle?

    So I have switched the glow plug relay to a push button system and am wondering what the typical starting procedure is for the easiest start on these trucks in regards to the glow plugs. Currently I am holding them on for about 10 seconds and then crank for 7 seconds or so and hit the plugs...
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    88 Ford f-250 7.3 idi - have to short starter relay to crank.

    Thought I would update everyone with what I found. Had the steering wheel off a couple days ago and the actuator looked fine. Wasn't cracked or bent as far as I could tell so I left it in. In looking at the ignition switch, I found out that the nuts holding it on where not tight. Moved the...
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    88 Ford f-250 7.3 idi - have to short starter relay to crank.

    So, the clutch safety switch was actually not on the clutch. I'm thinking it is bypassed farther up in the wiring harness or something. Anyway I finally got it to spin, and yeah, it looks like it is the switch interconnect that has gone bad. I can get it to spin, but the key sticks in the...
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    88 Ford f-250 7.3 idi - have to short starter relay to crank.

    Ok, so the cold timing advance was the one that was fluctuating between 1 and 2 v. The shutoff holds steady at 6. I did try to jump it to the small terminal and she started to crank. I'll go ahead and try to clean the harness connector up tonight. Wouldn't surprise me if that is the issue...
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    88 Ford f-250 7.3 idi - have to short starter relay to crank.

    This has seemed to be the most likely problem at this point. On the one connection I'm getting a steady 6 volts on the other it is fluctuating between 1 and 2 volts. If I jumper it straight to the battery, there is 1 click and all is silent so I assume that there is an issue in the wiring...
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    88 Ford f-250 7.3 idi - have to short starter relay to crank.

    Hello all, so bought an idi here recently. I'm new to diesels and this is my first truck :). Bought it to keep me out of trouble until I can get it running consistently. We'll see then [emoji16]. Anyway, the bugger runs great once I get it started. Tonight I was trying to fire it up when...

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