2017 Glowplug and starting
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2017 Glowplug and starting
I just bought a new F250 diesel, upon starting it I noticed that there is a glowplug light on the dash. From what I read you don't have to wait till it turns off to start it unless you are in cold weather. My brother has a Ford Diesel about when they had the 7.1 or so motor and he was told that he had to wait for the glowplug to go out before he started it. Is this 6.7 engine that much better on starting than the old ones?
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From: BC Canada
If you have the push button, it waits on it's ownif you have the standard key start, then there is a light you wait for. You will have to review the manual as mine is an auto start push button start so I don't wait, I up hit the start button and depending how cold it is it will tell me on the dash it is waiting to start if it needs too. These are faster glow plugs and far less difficult to start, completely different motor.
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We are in the middle of Michigan winter right now and I don't think that that glow plug light has stayed on for more than 2-3 seconds. This truck starts just about instantly and just as easy as my other gas powered vehicles. Totally different animal than the 7.3L that I replaced.
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I am hoping forescan experts can make it so you don't have to hold the brake petal the entire time.
Annoying to sit there with foot on brake I got better things to do like change radio station and answer text messages.
Annoying to sit there with foot on brake I got better things to do like change radio station and answer text messages.
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edit* see you said foot above for brake pedal...so in that case how are you that flexible and talented to get your feet to change stations and to be able to text with your feet!
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