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Re: 7.3 powerstroke help [Re: cotton] #7244890
04/16/21 04:20 PM
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should be able to get the driver's side cover off tomorrow. got to work on it a bit today and will get back after it tomorrow after turkey hunting/mushooming


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Re: 7.3 powerstroke help [Re: cotton] #7247045
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Any luck cotton?

Re: 7.3 powerstroke help [Re: cotton] #7247356
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been down a few days with the danged bad head aches, hope to get back to work on it tomorrow.
it wont start now so thinking is a fuel system booger


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Re: 7.3 powerstroke help [Re: cotton] #7252134
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Any updates?Curiosity killing me!!!

Re: 7.3 powerstroke help [Re: cotton] #7252319
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Still fooling with it.
Tried to start it today, thinking maybe is air in fuel system. Will do more checking tomorrow.
Any know how to do the buzz test on the injectors?


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Re: 7.3 powerstroke help [Re: cotton] #7252334
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Originally Posted by cotton
Still fooling with it.
Tried to start it today, thinking maybe is air in fuel system. Will do more checking tomorrow.
Any know how to do the buzz test on the injectors?



Your high pressure oil pump ok Cotton? There is a sensor in there that will kill the engine and not let it start too.


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Re: 7.3 powerstroke help [Re: Cattrax] #7252339
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Originally Posted by Cattrax
Originally Posted by cotton
Still fooling with it.
Tried to start it today, thinking maybe is air in fuel system. Will do more checking tomorrow.
Any know how to do the buzz test on the injectors?



Your high pressure oil pump ok Cotton? There is a sensor in there that will kill the engine and not let it start too.


I cycled fuel pump many times today, trying to get all the air out from putting a filter in it. It did start and ran really rough for a minute.


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Re: 7.3 powerstroke help [Re: cotton] #7252340
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Originally Posted by Cattrax
Originally Posted by cotton
Still fooling with it.
Tried to start it today, thinking maybe is air in fuel system. Will do more checking tomorrow.
Any know how to do the buzz test on the injectors?



Your high pressure oil pump ok Cotton? There is a sensor in there that will kill the engine and not let it start too.


I cycled fuel pump many times today, trying to get all the air out from putting a filter in it. It did start and ran really rough for a minute.


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Re: 7.3 powerstroke help [Re: Cattrax] #7252350
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Originally Posted by Cattrax
Originally Posted by cotton
Still fooling with it.
Tried to start it today, thinking maybe is air in fuel system. Will do more checking tomorrow.
Any know how to do the buzz test on the injectors?



Your high pressure oil pump ok Cotton? There is a sensor in there that will kill the engine and not let it start too.

When my high pressure oil pump went bad the check engine came on.Cotton doesn’t have check engine light but never know.

Re: 7.3 powerstroke help [Re: cotton] #7252355
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I have learnt one thang for sure. Is alot goes into making a powerstroke stroke.


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Re: 7.3 powerstroke help [Re: cotton] #7252593
04/26/21 11:34 PM
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Originally Posted by cotton
Still fooling with it.
Tried to start it today, thinking maybe is air in fuel system. Will do more checking tomorrow.
Any know how to do the buzz test on the injectors?

To do a buzz test you need a scan tool.

Re: 7.3 powerstroke help [Re: loosegoose] #7252696
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Originally Posted by loosegoose
Originally Posted by cotton
Still fooling with it.
Tried to start it today, thinking maybe is air in fuel system. Will do more checking tomorrow.
Any know how to do the buzz test on the injectors?

To do a buzz test you need a scan tool.


is what i figured, them scanners are too spendy..


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Re: 7.3 powerstroke help [Re: cotton] #7252751
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"I cycled fuel pump many times today, trying to get all the air out from putting a filter in it. It did start and ran really rough for a minute."

So did the problem show up right after changing the fuel filter?

If so I would definitely check to make sure the filter gasket ring didnt roll or kink. Also check and make sure filter housing cap didnt cross thread or go on crooked.

Re: 7.3 powerstroke help [Re: Trapset] #7252955
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Originally Posted by Trapset
"I cycled fuel pump many times today, trying to get all the air out from putting a filter in it. It did start and ran really rough for a minute."

So did the problem show up right after changing the fuel filter?

If so I would definitely check to make sure the filter gasket ring didnt roll or kink. Also check and make sure filter housing cap didnt cross thread or go on crooked.


no it started running really rough on the 18 mile trip to town, i figured a filter couldn't hurt and put one on it at the parts store, things went down hill from that point on.
truck would start but man it was running dang rough and sounded like was gonna fly apart. shut it off and called a tow truck. after sitting in the driveway a few days tried starting and no joy. now will start but only runs a minute or less then dies.


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Re: 7.3 powerstroke help [Re: cotton] #7252992
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Re: 7.3 powerstroke help [Re: Mad Scientist] #7253027
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Originally Posted by Mad Scientist

When my high pressure oil pump went bad the check engine came on.Cotton doesn’t have check engine light but never know.


We had one that it was an issue with the high pressure oil pump, and never would throw any codes, and finally had to take it in to figure it out, turned out it was the hpop.


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Re: 7.3 powerstroke help [Re: cotton] #7253100
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Look into the Forscan software, you can download it for free. Then get a obd adapter either Bluetooth or wired (Amazon)
This will allow you to do the “buzz” test.

Re: 7.3 powerstroke help [Re: cotton] #7253459
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cycled the fuel pump 3 times and didn't try to crank it over prob 4 times yesterday and she did started and run late in the day!!
ran pretty rough tho.sounds like i got at lest one injector not working, going to try doing the same deal today and crank it over later. still got most of the intake plumbing off so can pull a valve cover off if need to.


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Re: 7.3 powerstroke help [Re: cotton] #7253473
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I'm not a diesel mechanic but years ago at work we had big problems with the sales powerstroke truck dying unexpectedly. Turns out the low sulphur diesel while it sits in tanks can grow bacteria that eventually plugged the filter(s). If you fueled up at a station that has sold low sulphur diesel and never had the underground tanks pumped, cleaned, the fuel filtered an put back in the tank with a biocide added you my have picked up junk in YOUR fuel tank. Not saying that's the problem, but if it flows through a filter until it plugs shut it's already made it to the engine.

Re: 7.3 powerstroke help [Re: cotton] #7253486
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Cotton pull both values covers and pull all your glow plugs and get someone to crank it over if you get liquid you have a bad injector.


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