I have 1997 ford f250 hd. i was driving down the highway the truck died i got restarted for min or two then it died an still can get it started

 

Do you have gas in it?

 

Sorry got to add its a
7.3 diesel

 

Did your cil come on. Do you have fuel in the bowl.

 

Do you mean CEL (check engine light)?

This could be any one number of things... We'll need more than "the truck died" to help diagnose what's going on. If the CEL came on you'll need to pull codes from the computer. A Equus 3145 will read the codes for you instead of the old "counting flashes." And they are only like $20-$30 at O'Reillys or Amazon.com

 

Thanks for the correction. Cel. Could be one of the many sensors also. But check fuel first

 

It lost all power I got it started again only for few min then it died I changed out the cam sensor it tried to fire up put not stay running the fuel is good.

 

Sounds like you have a bad CPS sensor on the front of the engine.
Replace it with an International Truck, part number 1876735C91.
Much cheaper than if you buy the same item from Ford.

A Equus 3145 will NOT read the codes on your engine.

 

my bad... my brain read 1995(obdI) when the post read 1997(obdII)...
The 3145 won't read 1996 and 1997 model year fords.

In which case you should use a Autel MaxiScan MS300... Same price(ish).
Amazon.com: Autel MaxiScan MS300 CAN OBD-II Scan Tool: Automotive

 

The Equus 3145 will NOT read the codes his engine because it is a 7.3 diesel.
If it was a gas job 1997 ford f250 hd truck it would and it would be OBD1.

 

really??? so the OBDI ran until 97 if it was gas? I read my Equus directions and it said that it only worked for trucks until 1995... So I figured 96/97 had ODBII if it was a gasser. I guess I always assumed that the diesels used the same OBDI and OBDII systems the gassers used... What reader/system do the diesels use then? (always good to add to my knowledge so I don't make the same mistake twice)

 

The 1997 7.3 diesel ford f250 hd truck is OBDII - Diesel.
The Gas Ford HD trucks (not the F150 or California trucks) were OBDI through 1997.

 

When you checked to see if there was fuel in the bowl did you clean the fpr screen?

 

Got it running the cam sensor I bought was bad. Got a new an it fired right up thanks all help an ideas.