Ok guys I just bought my first diesel, a year or so ago i would have told you i would never own one but with the price of gas the more efficient diesel made sense for a work truck. I ended up with a 93 7.3 IDI, ZF5, its a regular cab with an 8' service bed. 248,000 miles on the odometer and i have no clue whats been done to it over the years.
I have one concern though, it blows a ton of black smoke if i hammer the throttle. ive been around these trucks before and i know they dont even let out a puff in stock form. this one will lay down a cloud for miles if i wanted too. I looked at the IP and it says its been rebuilt by a stanadyne service center, and has little blue paint pen marks on all the bolts. the injector return lines also look brand new. the truck runs great otherwise, starts easy, no blue or white smoke when cold just wondering if something is wrong that im overlooking. i replaced the air filter since it was nasty and will do the fuel filter this week, but would that have anything to do with it?
TIA,
Dave
I have one concern though, it blows a ton of black smoke if i hammer the throttle. ive been around these trucks before and i know they dont even let out a puff in stock form. this one will lay down a cloud for miles if i wanted too. I looked at the IP and it says its been rebuilt by a stanadyne service center, and has little blue paint pen marks on all the bolts. the injector return lines also look brand new. the truck runs great otherwise, starts easy, no blue or white smoke when cold just wondering if something is wrong that im overlooking. i replaced the air filter since it was nasty and will do the fuel filter this week, but would that have anything to do with it?
TIA,
Dave