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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Huntindog wrote:
He just spent 500.00 last week getting the glow plug relay replaced. That is how he got it started to get here. He is considering getting it replaced again.
While I do think the it is possible that the compression may be OK.... With that mileage, I would check that before throwing more money at other things... IOW, there my be several things wrong.... Why bother with them if the basic motor is shot.
I don't know the year, but it appears to me to be one of the newer ones.
It is a long way into town for more popcorn. Sigh.:B
My experience with a 7.3 nearly 16 years, a glow plug relay will prevent a cold weather start. Had a bad one, but no problem when it was warm, don't remember the exact temperature ,but it seemed like 50 degrees or above.
It would be so easy to check the relay either with a meter, or simply plug it in for awhile, and see if it will start. Glow plug relay IMO is not his problem. Has he done anything with the CPS, thats the first thing I would check in that warm climate.
