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My experience with diesel engines in general is that low compression will result in white smoke (uncombusted fuel) on start-up, diminishing as the engine warms up. Some Cat 3208's would do this from new especially in cold weather due to their unique compression ring design. This 7.3 did not...- diesel53149
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Hi All, New to the site, so please excuse if this subject has been covered recently. I'm looking at a '95 F250 w/7.3. It has 197K original. Cranks fine, but won't even fire unless the throttle pedal is depressed at least 1/4. Even then it fires unevenly and runs rough for the first few...- diesel53149
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