New to the Diesel world

[The Ginger Bread Man]

So as far as im concerned iam no expert at Diesel engines and am finally wanting to get to know diesel im looking into a 1994 f350 idi with the turbo and as far as I can see it looks okay he says it has injector return line leak and he has the kit for it. and that fuel gauge does not work the truck will say it has quarter tank but it is empty what would fix this problem ? Im in The Seattle area I ride a street bike but have always dreamed of commanding a Diesel Any help would be appreciated -The Ginger Bread Man

 

[79jasper]

Fuel gauge is working fine.
It's the shower head aka tank pickup screen that's broken off, allowing it to suck in air, instead of fuel.
Easy fix. Just pull the sending unit, add some hose with a brass t at the bottom.

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[The Ginger Bread Man]

thank you for the help and advice any other general things I should be aware of when I go to buy the truck?

 

[79jasper]

Feel the engine to see if he already warmed it up.
Could be a sign of starting problems.
Which leaky return lines will cause that.
Check the oil for coolant and the coolant for oil.

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[The Ginger Bread Man]

And if I should come across these things what shall I do?

 

[79jasper]

Hard starting from leaky return lines is a easy fix.
Coolant in oil and vise versa is a bigger problem. Unless you can get it cheap enough, I would pass.
Also get it plenty warmed up and let it sit for 20 minutes or so and see how it restarts.
If it's hard restarting, it could be signs of needing a new IP.
Which again, isn't too big a deal, but costly.

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