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Old Mar 1, 2015 | 12:37 AM
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97 7.3l no start

OK here goes I have a 97 ford f-350 7.3l spins over but will not fire off gp are 6 months old haven't been giving any problem can shoot it with carb cleaner fires and runs as long as your spraying no codes in the computer lift pump is filling bowl have not checked pressure port yet any other ideas greatly appreciated only thing that really bothers me is it did not start giving me any trouble til I blew a tail light bulb replaced bulb and then when I turned ignition switch on the tail come on too made no sense so please help
 
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Old Mar 1, 2015 | 01:05 AM
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Here's a long shot but possible problem. Check your IDM and PCM for signs of corrosion. I had a no start issue last week. Mine just didn't want to start one morning. I took it to a shop to diagnose and they traced it to a bad PCM. It had water in it for some reason.
 
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Old Mar 1, 2015 | 07:45 AM
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Originally Posted by lovitt07
OK here goes I have a 97 ford f-350 7.3l spins over but will not fire off gp are 6 months old haven't been giving any problem can shoot it with carb cleaner fires and runs as long as your spraying no codes in the computer lift pump is filling bowl have not checked pressure port yet any other ideas greatly appreciated only thing that really bothers me is it did not start giving me any trouble til I blew a tail light bulb replaced bulb and then when I turned ignition switch on the tail come on too made no sense so please help
Does the wait to start light come on? I have a feeling you may have blown the pcm fuse possibly. Its a long shot but deff check that.
 
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Old Mar 1, 2015 | 10:10 AM
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Wait to start light does come on have not checked idm or PCM yet thanks for the input
 
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Old Mar 1, 2015 | 10:35 PM
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Originally Posted by Fameus
Here's a long shot but possible problem. Check your IDM and PCM for signs of corrosion. I had a no start issue last week. Mine just didn't want to start one morning. I took it to a shop to diagnose and they traced it to a bad PCM. It had water in it for some reason.
Where did you get your replacement from?
 
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Old Mar 2, 2015 | 08:31 PM
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From ford. It ran me about $940 for the part. Ask me what I did with my tax return haha.

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Where did you get your replacement from?
 
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Old Mar 2, 2015 | 09:41 PM
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From ford. It ran me about $940 for the part. Ask me what I did with my tax return haha.
Hahaha

Well if it makes you feel better ive owed alot the past 2 years and im only 26 and claim 0, bull*****
 
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