Ford Powerstroke 99-03 7.3L Discussion of 99-03 7.3 Liter Ford Powerstroke Turbo Diesels

'99 7.3 with NO BALLS!

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Old 04-20-2011, 08:45 PM
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Originally Posted by TuckerTerra
Ohhh I thought as long as the WTS lights were on they glowplugs were on. My bad there. Maybe part of the starting hard is because the truck sits for weeks at a time. As you said though, the hard starting really doesnt have anything to do with no power, which is my focus.

What is the turbo compressor wheel?
The spinny thingy in the turbo that compresses the air...

Just jokes. But seriously. Pull of the intake tube and its the first thing you see inside the turbo.
 
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Old 04-20-2011, 09:42 PM
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Originally Posted by TuckerTerra
Ohhh I thought as long as the WTS lights were on they glowplugs were on. My bad there. Maybe part of the starting hard is because the truck sits for weeks at a time. As you said though, the hard starting really doesnt have anything to do with no power, which is my focus.

What is the turbo compressor wheel?
WTS light comes on whether the glow plugs are on or not. In the winter the glow plugs can stay on for 45 seconds or more, summer, they may not come on at all.

Compressor wheel is inside the intake you can see it here...



Check the turbo up pipes...



The turbo is removed in this picture. The blue arrow is where the turbo bolts to the exhaust. The red circle is very badly leaking up pipes. This will lead to low boost numbers, High EGT's and low power.
 
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