7.3 no start
Got a fella in camp with a 7.3 that has 479,000 miles. It won't start. It smokes out the pipe when he cranks it. I have already talked to him about my opinion. He disagrees. He just keeps charging t...
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Some additional comments - as previously said - batteries may be going bad. I recently had a similar issue with my 99. Voltage must stay high enough and the engine crank fast enough to start. In my case simply adding another good battery as a jump starter worked. I carried a spare battery in the front floorboard for a couple of days until I could get new batteries. I was able to reach it through the window with my jumper cables.
Second - if the tachometer is jumping while cranking that is an indication that the CPS is OK.
Does he get a Wait to Start light? If not then it may be the fuel bowl heater shorting out and blowing a fuse which also provides power to the electronics - fuse #30, I think.
Let us know if anything is found.
Terry
Second - if the tachometer is jumping while cranking that is an indication that the CPS is OK.
Does he get a Wait to Start light? If not then it may be the fuel bowl heater shorting out and blowing a fuse which also provides power to the electronics - fuse #30, I think.
Let us know if anything is found.
Terry
