Got a guy here in Vermont with a 94.5 f250 7.3ps 4x4 with zf-5 and 180k miles for sale and i've wanted a standard for a while. Says it smokes solid white "like a frieght train" i imagine he means like a steam engine. He seams to think its fractured injector cup or tip. I'm thinking its unburnt fuel. Either un atomized fuel from bad injector, or low compression in a cylinder or two. I want to see if he will let me crank it over to see if it speeds up at all while cranking signifying low compression throught part of the firing order. I dont want to have to rebuild the bottom end if i buy it. What does anybody think? Good buy or Run away?:

 

depends on how much hes asking for it and what the issue with it is. i would be cautious

 

I think he wants $2000 for it. But am i correct in that it sounds like more than an injector??? Thank you

 

if its a ton of white smoke it could be, smell it and you would know. if its an injector it could have messed up the cylinder. but if the rest is in good shape 2k would still be a good deal

 

thank you. Was kinda where i was leaning.

 

i've got a 1999 that was doing the same thing and took it in to get it worked on and the number five cyclinder had lost compression and we had to do an engine swape because it was scored so bad