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  1. Big Bart

    How to diagnose when your IDI starter will not turn the engine over

    How to diagnose a Ford IDI pickup that will not turn over or turn over correctly. (Van’s are similar.) This tech article is to help those less familiar with how your starter system works. It will help you through a set of tests to help you figure out what to do when your truck will not turn...
  2. 92LongBed

    Rough High Idle to engine not firing up

    Good Morning Oilburners, I've recently made a post about my truck not firing up that was solved by me replacing 4 out of 8 glow plugs (the easiest 4 to get to considering the fuel lines are covering the other 4). Anyway, yesterday I was driving it no problem and then I started to feel/hear a...
  3. O

    Sudden Unexplained No-Start

    My '86 F250 with '92 7.3 has stumped me... Now it's stumped the repair shop. -cuss Was running perfectly, then just wouldn't start. So I replaced the lift pump with electric and that didn't work. Replaced the IP and got fuel where it's supposed to be but still no joy. I get some pressure through...
  4. Eli

    1991 E350 No Crank Issue

    I bought my 1991 E350 (Collins Super Bantam MiniBus) inoperable and less batteries, with the prior owner telling me the starter was dragging. I bought batteries, and installed them, everything seems to turn on and off except it wouldn't crank. I assumed the starter was dead, replaced it, and it...
  5. Storm02

    1987 6.9idi won't start

    Hello, I have a 1987 Ford F-250 with the 6.9idi engine. The truck hasn't ran in over a year. I replaced the fuel filter and then ran a temporary fuel line from a clean fuel source and primed the system. The fuel filter housing I'd purged of all air and the injection pump has pushed fuel to all...
  6. Mark Allen

    1990 Ford 7.3 idi

    Hello my name is Mark, I have a 1990 Ford Xlt 4x4 with a 7.3 idi. I bought it a few months back and just now getting around to working on it. The truck sat for 2 years before I got it and and it has not started for me yet so I figured I would start with 8 new glow plugs since someone allready...
  7. T

    94' 7.3 IDI No electrical power from batteries

    So I am completely stumped as to why my IDI isn't getting any electrical power. Back in Oct i parked my IDI as i had a list of things to replace on it such as: headlight controller + plug (plug was burned out and headlights flickering on and off), signal light/wiper/highbeam controller, CDR...
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