now if it was fuel....would it tgrow a CEL

 

also had a plume of normal colored smoke at startup

 

Mine did the same thing...it was a loose chip.

 

Gelling fuel would give the EXACT symptoms he listed

No, gelled fuel will throw no light

 

ok i put a video om youtube- (1997 Powerstroke stall)
can someone put it on this tread for me to view. not sure how to get it up here. ty

 

Is you user name Mrkupiec20 ?

 

yes it is.

 

I can't find that video under that name

 

 

Looks like it stalls then throws a check engine light , any codes ?
Lots of white smoke too .
What are the outside air temps ?

 

truck has been running great up into this issue.
temp was about 25deg when video was taken.
i never have to plug it in and always get a little smoke at start up.....first few sec of the video it would normally idle much higher than what it was doing.

 

You should really find a way to get the engine codes from it. That will help narrow down which system is at fault.

 

Yeah I'm thinking it's a electronic issue not fuel related . If it was cold weather related fuel it would chug and smoke all the time ...

 

How long does it take before you can re start it ? It sounds like it runs long enough to drain the HP res .. After it stalls , take a look ,see if its low . 25 is not low enough to gel the fuel. That does not mean it is not running out of fuel .. look in the fuel bowl too ...The CEL may just be the PCM testing ....

 

I guess some of the fuel warms up over night .