2003 7.3 No acceleration
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2003 7.3 No acceleration
I have a 2003 7.3 F-350. I recently had Ford put a new oil pan on. As you well know the motor must be pulled for this. When talking to the mechanic he told me that the wastegate wasn't working as the nipple where the red vaccum line hooks up was rusted off and disconnected. He told me it wouldn't hurt anything to leave it unhooked. He said it was just robbing me of horsepower. I never noticed a difference before or since then until yesterday. I let the truck warm up nice before going to plow some snow. When pulling out the drive it had no power. It took forever to get up to 60. I noticed a few times black smoke leaving the exhaust. I plowed and it seemed fine. There was not much throttle response at all. After dropping the plow it drives better but not up to par. If I mash the pedal the speed slowly increases. Can this problem be related to the wastegate? Is there something else I can check? Any help or suggestions would be appreciated.
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You would be best posting in the 99-03 7.3L Powerstroke forum. They will give you more specific 7.3L advice.
Yes, it could be related to the WG, but there are a lot of other potential causes for low power. - Boost leak, up-pipe leak, low fuel pressure, clogged fuel filter, crummy engine oil,...... the list goes on
Yes, it could be related to the WG, but there are a lot of other potential causes for low power. - Boost leak, up-pipe leak, low fuel pressure, clogged fuel filter, crummy engine oil,...... the list goes on
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