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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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    Oil consumption Big Time!

    Well that is exactly what has happened so far, I am going to let them look at this last failed injector but if they do not back the product with more than an exchange then I will be posting the details for sure. So far they have offered nothing.
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    Oil consumption Big Time!

    Yes, I do a fair amount of idle time. I carry 2 sets of keys so when I get out to walk around looking for cars I can let it run if I have just come off a highway or a long run. If I have just been driving around slow then I may shut it off.
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    Oil consumption Big Time!

    It's Fixed Drove about 200 miles and not a drop was used. Another 100 today.
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    Oil consumption Big Time!

    It was an injector - junk cores needed fast! Got the truck back from the dealership, they tried to pull a fast one on me and had changed out 4 injectors before asking me. Made a complicated situation because my old ones could have been exchanged. Anyway I got them to completely wave the...
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    Oil consumption Big Time!

    I did it the first time, and before that I had pulled it down to do the glow plugs, and another time to do the harnesses. I would have done all the work but I cannot work on my truck and then hop in it and go repo all night. No sleep is dangerous when you are towing. It's at the dealer again...
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    Oil consumption Big Time!

    I am not sure, I really don't think it is all 8. In fact I am down to one of 3. Either 2, 4, or 6. It used oil before number 8 and 5 were changed and because I now have verified it is only mixing on the left bank it has to be one of those or maybe all of them. I am not sure how to isolate it...
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    Oil consumption Big Time!

    Don't buy injectors from Diesel Care Well, I am not sure what they are going to do...the injector company has basically told me to take a hike (THANKS DIESEL CARE) and I have not spoken to the dealership as they have been closed this weekend. My hope is they will eat most of this repair on the...
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    Oil consumption Big Time!

    Update after new head Still using oil, I have to think at this point it has to be a defective injector. Leaking internally. Another 4 grand down the tubes.
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    Oil consumption Big Time!

    Yep it's high...but a lot was the diagnostic work too.
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    Oil consumption Big Time!

    They are going for the new head

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