Going crazy
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Going crazy
Hey FTE I have been reading alot of the threads that are about the 7.3 psd starting to cut out and die, and is a real pain to get running right. Well mine is now not runnin right and I need your help. Here's the story: driving home from doing an oil change at a buddys shop, it was running great and everything till about ten minutes from home where the engine started to cut out and stall (rolled right into a shell gstation). A friend of mine came to try and get me going and such but we couldn't get it going for more than a minute till it would stall, had a little less than a half tank. So he towed me home. I've narrowed out a low hpop and I am leanin towards fuel pump over my cam sensor just kuz I took my fuel filter off today and it was almost black.(couldn't figure out how to drain it and there was gunk at the bottom, and I put more diesel in the thing hope that wasn't bad or ne thing). I'm letting my batteries charge up and in the morning I will try it to see if the filter was the problem, if not I'm gunna replace the cam with the one I bought from autozone. Also does my 97 F350 have more than one fuel filter? Sorry this is so long and any suggestions would be great. 
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The fuel drain is in the front of the fuel bowl, yellow handle. Drain it and fill it up half way and then put in a new filter. The black fuel could be your injector O rings are getting bad. It only has one filter and as far as the CPS, get one from Fords. The ones from the parts places aren't as good.
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Thanks for the info I think I filled it all the way up, my bad. Um not a hundred percent shure but if I was to drain fill drain fill the fuel bowl, would that gunk come out ya think?
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Depends on the gunk.
Could you explain what was on the filter better?
Was it just black, or was there slime or residue on the filter?
If the fuel was just a bit black, then it might be an o-ring issue.
But if you have algae, you'll have trouble using the fuel drain to get it out.
Could you explain what was on the filter better?
Was it just black, or was there slime or residue on the filter?
If the fuel was just a bit black, then it might be an o-ring issue.
But if you have algae, you'll have trouble using the fuel drain to get it out.
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I meant half way so when you put the filter in it wouldn't overflow. Either way is fine.
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Started the truck up sounded real quiet then drove it down the block got home started cutting out and found out the fuel filter wasn't tightened all the way and was sucking air... That was irritating to find out so I tightened it now it doesn't leak all over when I crank it over, but it got all over the gpr or (what ever that thing is right next to the filter) and now it kinda smokes (prolly from the diesel all over it) does this mean I need a new one? Thanks oh and to get the gunk out i used an air hose and put a rag over it and got it pretty clean. The filter didn't feel slimy just really dark. The gunk was kinda gritty which looked like sand and it didn't smell too good either( smelled different than just diesel) and some if it was slimy.
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Could be a number of things.
Could have been in the tank when you pumped your fuel.
Keep an eye on your fuel filter.
And when you get back in there, clean the FPR screen.
its on the drivers side at the top.
Cut the end of a q-tip and use it to scrap the screen in that little hole.
Glad you dont have algae.
I had weird stuff in my fuel bowl too when I first cleaned it.
Could have been in the tank when you pumped your fuel.
Keep an eye on your fuel filter.
And when you get back in there, clean the FPR screen.
its on the drivers side at the top.
Cut the end of a q-tip and use it to scrap the screen in that little hole.
Glad you dont have algae.
I had weird stuff in my fuel bowl too when I first cleaned it.
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Yeah deffinatley planning on changing that more often lol...where is that fpr screen exactly on the driver side? Oh and by the way my truck has 210000 miles on it. My truck still isn't running right or running at all, when I'm cranking (for long periods of time) it just keeps cranking and my rpm gauge doesn't read over 200 rpms so i think my cam sensor is out
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Thanks, I forgot about this.
After this setup, they put a filter inside the FPR.
If you had gunk inside the filter housing, it is possible this filter is gunked up too.
Some things are just very hard to understand without looking yourself.
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Kay gotchya I'm just getting more irritated everyday kuz I can't get it to run right... Today I got it running just now. Sounded good at first then it started chugging and then cut out it started right up two more times and cut out soon after it started and now all I get is a click from the key an the solenoid on the fender, so I'm charging the batteries ( they aren't the greatest) and imma try later, would a bad fuel pump cause all these symptoms?