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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OP here. I purposely did not state my opinion here as to not color the responses.
He had the glow plug relay replaced before arriving here.
I told him that with 479,000 miles I would not spend any money on it until the compression was checked first... He thinks that a 7.3 will never wear out....:S I told him that it is a great motor... But that it still has pistons, rings and valves just like any other motor... And that they all wear out at some point.
He now has a new 200 amp charger in camp and has been charging and trying to start it all day. This has been going on since Thursday.
I am almost out of popcorn.:B
He had the glow plug relay replaced before arriving here.
I told him that with 479,000 miles I would not spend any money on it until the compression was checked first... He thinks that a 7.3 will never wear out....:S I told him that it is a great motor... But that it still has pistons, rings and valves just like any other motor... And that they all wear out at some point.
He now has a new 200 amp charger in camp and has been charging and trying to start it all day. This has been going on since Thursday.
I am almost out of popcorn.:B
