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Huntindog
Explorer
Jan 17, 2017

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 the battery with a generator and continuing to crank it more. Says he just needs to give it a good 30 second crank to get it to fire up.
I don't see it happening.

Any thoughts?

62 Replies

  • If that's the diesel, sounds like the glow plugs aren't working.
  • I have no idea but, please keep us updated if he gets it started.
    With that many miles he's probably familiar with its quirks.