I haven't looked to see if I've lost coolant... I'll be doing that at lunch. No warnings and temp guage still in range though. Smoke seems like fuel to me. Almost like a dopped cyl.
Thread: ??? for FORD diesel service tech
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01-13-2010 01:59 PM
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01-13-2010 02:09 PMThe 6.0's are notorious for glow plug harness failures- especially on the right side. They melt.
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01-13-2010 02:30 PM
Russ, Sanco Rebuilders on Hull Street can probably fix it. 232-6779. Pull it and take it to them. They're fast and cheap....
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01-13-2010 02:41 PM
Hoy about a new heater cord for $16?
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Ford-...29189008r29686Mark
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01-13-2010 03:14 PM
No kidding... Learn something new every day. I commute 80 miles a day 3 days a week, so wouldn't have been entirely practical anyhow...
Chris, you lost your dipstick? What does that have to do with your truck?
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01-13-2010 11:35 PMNah- just a dumbass. Checked the oil, went inside the truck stop to get a gallon. 20 minutes later I forgot and didn't stick it back in the tube before dropping the hood. Won't make that mistake again.
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01-14-2010 08:43 AMTo check for EGR cooler leaking, remove the EGR valve and raise the rear of the truck. You usually can see coolant in the EGR valve area if the cooler is leaking. Coolers have a pretty high failure rate.
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01-14-2010 02:02 PM
Thanks!
Local Ford dealer can't get me in for too weeks to do the diagnostic...
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01-14-2010 04:46 PMNot around here. Their shops are as lightly populated as their lots.
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01-14-2010 05:09 PM
I was pretty suprised. I was talking to another site member who's a GM tech and he says he's just hangin' around playin' with his ass all day... Plus, there's no work!
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01-14-2010 08:25 PM
I've never plugged my truck in, but my buddy did. 1KW heater- ran it about 10 hours a night all month. He got a little surprise when his electric bill showed up!
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01-19-2010 02:01 PM
So looks like the EGR may have fixed part of the problem. Still get some smoke under acceleration.
But here's the kicker, something that the truck has done from time to time for the past couple years...
If I accelerate quickly, pop off the throttle and go right back to the throttle, the motor goes dead. I just watch the tach fall to idle for like 5 seconds. I lift and roll into it and it usually starts accelerating again...
Any guesses? Almost seems like an ECU issue?
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02-08-2010 12:33 PM
Yah, that's the plan for next time I guess. Depends on what CA does with diesel emission testing though.
"Tear gas and draft beer don't mix."