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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...- Joshua Hess
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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...- Joshua Hess
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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...- Joshua Hess
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- Forum: 6.9L IH & 7.3L IDI Diesels
