I recently purchased a 99 F350 Turbo Diesel for my Auto Transporting venture but I am awaiting legal documents to be completed. Anyways I haven't started the truck in about a month. It has gas because I put about a quarter tank before parking it up. I tried yesterday to start it but it just cranked as I if it's not getting any gas. I let it sit for a few minutes and went back again but no luck...just a whole lot of smoke coming from the rear. Seems like something is flooded or something. It worked just fine before I parked it up.

Is there something I need to do being that this is a Diesel? I'm new to the diesel scene so I need some guidance.

Thanks...

 

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Not a PSD Guy but try to remove the fuel filter and turn it over and see if fuel comes out

 

Remember all a diesel needs to run is

Fuel & Air

 

If its got gas , thats your problem right there..

 

Try turning over the engine and opening the injector lines at the injector. I t might Work>

 

START SIMPLE, LIKE STATED ABOVE

pull the filter and try to start it, if no fuel thats your issue, if you have plenty of fuel to the filter its not the lift pump, now check the filter for blockage, if no blockage it isnt the filter, now do you have fuel going to the injectors, if yes then its not fuel related, unless the high pressure oil pump isnt working, but it sounds to me like you are getting fuel cause of the black smoke, no fuel causes white smoke......

check your air box for obstuctions like a mouse nest or any other blockage, that could be causing your "rich" condition, the truck isnt getting enough air to burn the fuel......

if neither of these, you have a serious problem......

 

Scan the codes and report back

 

Also where are you from and how cold has it been? If it has been really cold it could just be struggling to start well even if it hasnt been very cold could be a glo plug problem or a relay. So you could try pluging it in for about a hour to 2 hours roughly then try to crank on it.

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there isnt fuel lines at the injector's. the first thing I would try is plug it in. Also what color is the smoke when these trucks are cold they will dump smoke while trying to start and even after they start.

 

fuel goes to the front of the heads and the fuel flows to the back of them.....like BIA said, if its cold, you got to plug it in.....

 

^^^ im almost positive thats how the 6.0 is

on a 7.3 you have one fuel line running to the drivers side head and one line running to the back of the passenger side head.