Did I mess anything up?

[78loadstar]

Needed to put new rear caliper on my daily driver. Snow and cold so I turned on ignition on my 7.3 to take it out of gear to push it forward to get the back of my daily driver into the shop. No injectors in engine so I couldn't drive it forward. New injectors from moosebuddies coming this week, but I digress. Any way after I replaced caliper I went to push the 7.3 back where it was before I started. I then realized I left the ignition switch in the on position for the two hours I spent on the other truck. My question is did I screw anything up by leaving the switch on?

Dennis

 

[nj_m715]

should be fine. if anything charge up the batteries, but they probably aren't too low after only 2 hrs

 

[Oledirtypearl86]

I doubt it many drained the battery a little

 

[The_Josh_Bear]

On a stock IDI there is nothing that could be hurt by leaving the ignition on for 2 hours. Only some slight battery drain from circuits activating and if the fan was running it draws a lot of current.
Should be good to go!

 

[78loadstar]

Good news guys, my first diesel so I wasn't sure. Only real concern I had was the glow plug circuit getting screwed up. I couldn't think of anything else being messed up but I knew this was the place to find out. Thanx

Dennis

 

[riphip]

You got rear disc on your '90?? that is cooool. Did you change the axle or do aftermarket kit?

 

[The_Josh_Bear]

You got rear disc on your '90?? that is cooool. Did you change the axle or do aftermarket kit?

Haha that's what I thought at first too, but he moved the 90 to get his DD into the garage. Separate vehicles

 

[snicklas]

Unless the 90, is an F-SuperDuty, then it would have rear disk......

 

[78loadstar]

You got rear disc on your '90?? that is cooool. Did you change the axle or do aftermarket kit?

Sorry, misunderstanding. '90 is drum. '01 work truck has the disc I was working on. I am too old school to make a change like that. Prefer drum on the '90 to the disc on '01.
Dennis

 

[icanfixall]

After the ignition has been on for a few minutes the glow plugs cycle off. Thats the great parts of having the solid state system. you did not harm anything. Remember we have two huge batteries starting these extremely high compression engines. Its 21 to 1 or normally around 450 lbs cranking pressure. Mine actually is 530 lbs cranking pressure. This is why when the ignition shut off these engines suddenly stop turning. Its another reason to make sure the fan clutch nut is tight to about 175 ft lbs too...