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Old Oct 31, 2009 | 07:36 PM
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No start when the engine is warm

I read through the majority of the "sticky" thread and didn't see the issue that I am having.

I have a 94.5 super duty that is a retired and very tired fleet maintenance tire truck. It has a PS engine I believe based on what I have read here.

The truck starts well first thing in the morning. I drove it a couple of miles to warm it up and everything looked good. Parked it back at the shop and shut it down. Tried to restart it and it would not. It cranks but doesn't seem to even try to fire.

They mentioned that they have had the issue of it not wanting to start again once it started in the morning. Their work around was to keep it running all day.

Only 185k on the engine.

Why might the truck not want to start again when it has started cold easily but won't start warm immediately after being run?
 
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Old Oct 31, 2009 | 07:43 PM
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ipr o-rings. you have a high pressure oil system leak-


 
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Old Nov 1, 2009 | 07:42 AM
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when my truck started doing this I just replaced the IPR and it solved the problem.
 
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Old Nov 1, 2009 | 12:12 PM
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I don't know what a new IPR costs, but if their expensive, I'd just start by replacing the O-rings. The IPR itself rarely fails.
https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/8...-this-one.html
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Old Nov 2, 2009 | 03:29 AM
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IPR orings all day long.

Joe, that's a fuel line, not an oil line in the pic. LOL
 
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Old Nov 2, 2009 | 10:55 PM
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Cody, I was thinking it was a fuel line too. That is the same one I blew when I shimmed the FPR. But I did not think that I had enough experience to question Joe. I did not want to look DUMB if I was wrong either.
 
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Old Nov 3, 2009 | 10:24 AM
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In many areas Diesel Fuel is called "Fuel Oil". I am confident that is why Joe called it an oil line.
 
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Old Nov 3, 2009 | 11:34 AM
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That makes sense then. I personally do not view the two as the same. Perhaps a shallow mind.
 
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Old Nov 3, 2009 | 06:37 PM
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I'm gonna bet Joe doesn't agree with that statement. And area's that call it "fuel oil" are just full of crazy people. LOL Just kidding, but I've never heard that.
 
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Old Nov 3, 2009 | 09:45 PM
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well first off i called it an oil line cause it was late, and i wasnt paying attention...lol its an old picture and i am too lazy to change the label

but we do have "fuel oil" in these here parts....lol and my area is defintatly full of weird and crazy people. we typicly call fuel oil "offroad diesel" and "heating oil" anyhting you buy at the pumps is just "diesel" when you call teh heater guy he sells me "no 2 fuel oil"
 
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Old Nov 3, 2009 | 10:19 PM
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I went to a gas station in western md diesel was called fuel oil Mind you the gas station was a mom and pop type. I am gonna back joe up.
 
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Old Dec 20, 2009 | 12:06 AM
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Originally Posted by markbr52
I read through the majority of the "sticky" thread and didn't see the issue that I am having.

I have a 94.5 super duty that is a retired and very tired fleet maintenance tire truck. It has a PS engine I believe based on what I have read here.

The truck starts well first thing in the morning. I drove it a couple of miles to warm it up and everything looked good. Parked it back at the shop and shut it down. Tried to restart it and it would not. It cranks but doesn't seem to even try to fire.

They mentioned that they have had the issue of it not wanting to start again once it started in the morning. Their work around was to keep it running all day.

Only 185k on the engine.

Why might the truck not want to start again when it has started cold easily but won't start warm immediately after being run?
You ever get this figured out? Mine does the same thing.
 
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Old Dec 20, 2009 | 09:49 AM
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Not yet

I have not. This is an "extra" vehicle and now that it is cold here in Kansas I probably won't attempt to do anything until spring. I will be doing what was suggested in the other post when I do. The comments sound very reasonable. I looked for parts to do it a while back and I think it is not to bad.

Look at the second post on this thread. The one by c00nhunterjoe with the pictures. If you look at, I believe, the second picture he has a green circle and a green arrow. The green arrow is pointing at the IPR which is below the electrical connection which you see. If you look real close at the top of the electrical connection below the wires you will see the nut and some of the other parts of the IPR.

Joe was saying with the engine and fuel cold the system is able to develop the proper amount of high pressure in the system. Once the system and the fuel is hot it is viscus enough that the fuel will leak past the o-rings in the IPR and not allow enough pressure to build in the system to start. It can still get enough pressure if the engine is running but not to start.
 

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Old Dec 20, 2009 | 11:22 AM
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Thats what I am hoping. Now if I can just get my hands on some orings today. I hear ford has some about 2 hours north of here. I may drive up there to get them. I need my truck running.
 
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Old Dec 20, 2009 | 06:45 PM
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The IPR only controls the High Pressure Oil. I does not control fuel flow so to speak. But yes, when the oil gets warm, it will go past the bad o-rings on the IPR causing a no start.
 
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