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possible injector problem
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From: Berthoud, CO
possible injector problem
Ive had a miss when I start my truck for some time now. I always thought it was glow plugs that were bad, etc. Well its been 80 degrees in the morning when I start the truck, and the miss is still there. The miss goes away while driving, if you really push on the pedal, let it smoke like crazy for a while, and then voila, it runs fine. Is this an injector taking a bye bye, or should I be looking at something else? I thought I would ask before I have the truck put on the tester and spend the money.
Thanks.
Thanks.
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Check with the Colorado Powerstoke Club, plenty of folks there close by and a great bunch of folks.
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Rockin S (Rocky) performance might be close to you also.
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Rockin S (Rocky) performance might be close to you also.
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From: parkersburg usa
Id bet a injector is going south. I had the exact same problem and narrowd it down to 4 injectors. Changed them and fixed. Mine would always miss on initial start up until it ran and got plenty warm or unless i realy mashed it needless to say injectors fixed mine.
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From: Berthoud, CO
Yeah, that is exactly what is going on here. I need to get it scanned and see. What kind of prices are there on injectors anymore?
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That is also classic symptoms of low compression on one cylinder. Because of the low compression it won't fire until the rest of the engine gets hot enough to heat that cylinder, then it clears out and runs fine.
With that said, I am recommending a compression check before you put any money down for anything else.
With that said, I am recommending a compression check before you put any money down for anything else.
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Okay, so I had this scanned and nothing came up on the injectors or anything else. I let it warm up this morning to normal temp and took it for a drive. After mild driving for about 5 miles, it was still missing a little bit. Nothing seemed to clear it up except me flooring it for a bit, and then it cleared up and ran normal. Just in case I changed the fuel filter after all this. Any other ideas, or am I off to a shop for a compression check? Could I have a plugged injector?
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Sounds like you might have a valve train problem.
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Sounds like a trip to the shop is in order. I dont know much about the valve setups in the 7.3's, but could this be a lifter that has gone south? Are the valves adjustable on a 7.3?