Truck having a really hard time starting
It got down to 43 degrees a couple nights and the truck didnt want to start took forever, but when its warm it is fine, I am wondering if the glow plugs are bad becasue once it starts up runs perfect. What are your guys thoughts?
I checked the FICM it tested fine and I plugged it in last night and it fired right up with no hesitation at all this morning.
Last edited by powerstroke7; May 20, 2011 at 09:20 AM.
Sounds like glow plugs then. I believe there is a way to test them with a multi-meter, let me see what I can find for you.
Found this:
There are 2 jumper harnesses that run down the side of each cyl head and connect to the main engine harness, dis-connect the connector and check resistance the resistance should be between 1 and 2 ohms
I'll keep looking and see what else I can find.
EDIT*
Attached "hardstart" PDF from Ford... walks you through testing on hard starts.
With that said, glowplugs almost never go bad on these.
Found this:
There are 2 jumper harnesses that run down the side of each cyl head and connect to the main engine harness, dis-connect the connector and check resistance the resistance should be between 1 and 2 ohms
I'll keep looking and see what else I can find.
EDIT*
Attached "hardstart" PDF from Ford... walks you through testing on hard starts.
With that said, glowplugs almost never go bad on these.
Last edited by Mdub707; May 20, 2011 at 10:26 AM.
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