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    How can you tell if a truck has been chipped?

    Thanks. Negative on the previous owner that I bought it from. I think it was fine when I bought it from him. I resold it after a trans re-build and the next owner forgot to make payments to me so I repossessed it. Now it runs like this. No way he is going to cooperate because he is PO'ed...
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    How can you tell if a truck has been chipped?

    I have a 99 7.3 F-250 Automatic and wondering if it was chipped. It shows 30 more HP on the dyno than stock during the e-test. It reves up real fast and hit redline and the rev limit kicks in and it blows black smoke at full accel. My stock 2000 manual does none of these things. So if...
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    Thanks to the Forums!

    Just wanted to take a moment and say thanks! I recently bought, fixed, and sold another 7.3 Power stroke truck. It's the 4th one I have owned and I only purchased it to sell. Although I have been a Master Tech for over 20 years mainly on gasoline vehicles, I have been amazed at how much...
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    Help, no start but runs good

    How long should you need to crank a PS after changing the HPOP to get it started?
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    Help, no start but runs good

    JLDickmon...yes, same truck that was using the oil in the injector. It's been a real joy. I was thinking it would have been a real blessing if it had stopped on the train tracks.
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    Help, no start but runs good

    I cannot check that pressure. I ran it tonight and never shut it off. It did fine for about 8 hours and then died right on the RR tracks and I coasted off. This was at 3:00AM. I started messing with it and just about 2 minutes later a train came! That was too close! Anyway now it won't stay...
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    Help, no start but runs good

    Now that you mention it....no, it does not. Fuel pump was also new about 3 months ago, and the fuel tank was cleaned.
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    Help, no start but runs good

    OK I know that title sounds funny, I moved my topic over here because I need help right away now. My 2002 F450 will not start without starter fluid (I know I know,,,it's bad to use) I wait for it to time out on the glow plugs and then a short spurt will get it going. ( I know I am taking a...
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    Question hard to start

    Wiggled - No change
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    Question hard to start

    Yes, pressure shows normal and raises up after turning the key on and it begins to crank. One thing I have noticed is it seems to crank faster than normal. Last night I remembered that when the dealer was working on it the tech pointed out a spliced connection on my IPR. Looked like someone...
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    Question hard to start

    Batteries are perfect and clean and cranking speed is perfect. Batteries are 3 months old, starter is good as well.
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    Question hard to start

    Can it be the IPR? Replaced my GPR, no change. It even failed my voltage drop test. I have been reading the past postings and I am curious about my IPR. Is there a test to determine if this unit or it's o-rings are bad? Will it suddenly fail? Will cold effect it? I don't mind buying a...
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    Question hard to start

    good to know.
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    Question hard to start

    starter fluid is fine as long as you either dissable the glow plugs or wait for it to timeout. I wait to time out, one little squirt and she is off. I don't like using it...but I like walking less. Cranking is good no problem there.
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    Question hard to start

    Mine too just became hard to start. Been running great but now it got cold and I had to use starter fluid to get it to fire. Funny thing is it did it to me at the gas station after I had been driving it an hour or more. Shut it off, fully warm fill the tank and then it would not fire. I did...
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