Smoke?
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Smoke?
I've had my PSD now for 4 months. Runs great, haven't had any issues (except the needle bearing killing my axle). Noticed about a week ago that it started smoking at start up. Never did it before. What is causing this? Should I be concerned? Thanks for the help.
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OK...and that would only cause it to smoke at start-up? It doesn't smoke any other time, just the first start of the day.
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Yes, because that's when it's coldest, and not fully burning the fuel.
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I'd bet that since you aren't having any difficulty getting it started, you probably have a few bad glowplugs.
I've never had to change mine out, but this page may help:
Ford diesel 6.9 7.3 IDI
That site is directed as help for the old 7.3 IDI but it explains how to ohm or test light each glow plug to see which ones are malfunctioning.
Edit: another helpful page http://www.intellidog.com/dieselmann/tech.htm
I've never had to change mine out, but this page may help:
Ford diesel 6.9 7.3 IDI
That site is directed as help for the old 7.3 IDI but it explains how to ohm or test light each glow plug to see which ones are malfunctioning.
Edit: another helpful page http://www.intellidog.com/dieselmann/tech.htm