First off Im pretty new to diesels,I build / restore hotrods & motorcycles for a living you know pAint &all but I specialize in custom metal work & I had wanted a diesel for.a long time so I can easily trailer customers cars.Well now I need help bad,about a few weeks back while looking for a trans for the lifted dodge.I found what the fella called a 02 f350 dually with no title well I decided to.possibly buy&would figure title out later...well he calls out of nowhere p.o. Sent him the title he only charged me 500.more but turns out it was a 99.5 fine with me,plus turns out it was a ford service truck&they had stickers allover from when they did breaks,trans flush,oil changes etc.Well put couple batteries in she ran fine.
******* ***** Got her towed home weds when.I bought it.Got my batts charged put em in.1st crank she fired,we drove around all was fine but 2 or 3 times.it shuddered.like a bike or atv /carbd anything does when the carb needs cleaned.Now the big problems.....
**************** ****** So todAy I go to fire her up & she just cranked & cranked so my other half hits it with either she fires & Im new to dieseis(I.was told from a buddy I should of waited half a minute or so b4 I pulled.off)Well the second she fired I pulled off&once on the rd I had her floored &wasnt.going over 20 she acted like she was starved for fuel,well I looked out.the rearview & saw white smoke come.out of exhaust. &then my rpms picked up & smoke went away,it smoked for under half a minute then I hit.30 or so &*2 miles later she died only way to get it to fire or run is with either.
***** **** My buddy came by with his rollback got it home he pulled the filter off the top of the motor &said the filter appeared to be in good condition but when we went to use the petcock to drain the fuel it didnt drain.Anyways he insists its the cam sensor,the fella I bought it from said 3 or.4.times that those cam sensors will go bad&just kill the truck while driving down the street.
So now Im thinking maybe he knew the problem existed on this truck and just didnt say so.Well online it says that if it is the CPS the needle on the tach won't move when you crank it but mine does.Also I went and pulled.the line attached to the petcock& all of the fuel drained.I then hooked backup the line & did what I read online to turn the key to the on position and the bowl would fill up wifh fuel I did so & no fuel ever came @ all.
>>>>>>>>IMPORTANT <<<<<<<<<< This thing sat with the same diesel for a year maybe few months more & with no additive like staybuilt.So please any ideas? Could it be the cam sensor?What all should I throw @ this to.freshen it up?It cranks fine & the other day it ran fine but just that stumble & idled fine.I dont mind working on it I just hope it's nothing too big.Also.how do I get all of this old fuel out of the system.
★★★★☆☆☆☆☆Thank you so.much ahead of time.
Please excuse any typos or terseness: this email was sent from my mobile and I have clumsy fingers☆☆☆☆☆★★★★★

 

First off never ever use either on it unless you want bigger problems.

If you drained the bowl and let the drain open with key on you should have had something come out. Is the pump running? Or it could be a problem at the tank with the draw tube.