Cough.....Cough....Start
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Cough.....Cough....Start
I have....well I dont really call it a problem, more of an irritating occurance. When I start the truck after the wait light goes out, the truck will start but i really got to put my foot into it, and let it cough a bit before it rumbles to life, not much maybe two seconds, three. If i dont put my foot all the way into it though, it will start and then die quickly. It is an 86' f-250 with the good ol' 6.9L IDI. Is it just cuz the engine is older and compression is dropping? or what. Help would be appreciated.
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you might have fuel bleeding back from the system or bad glow plugs. try parking with the nose low (downhill) and see if makes a difference. If that makes difference, you have air intrusion or bleed back. If no difference that way, try using the block heater for a couple hours before takoff and see if that helps. If the block heater makes a difference, you have glow plug issues.
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Apr 2, 2003 08:31 AM
