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just got my 1st diesel truck f350 dump 1987 7.3 have some ???? how many qts of motor oil ,what kind of trans oil in the auto trans,the wait to start lite in the dash will not come on the guy said it needs glow plugs truck as 200000 miles,it was vary hard to start had to give it a shot of E But it started and ran very good no smoke so 1 ? is the hard starting thanks cdv
 

I wouldn't give it a shot of ether. These newer diesels aren't like old tractors or Trucks.
It could be your Glow Plug relay. Or something else.


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I have an 01 7.3 and when its in the teens and single digits. Its hard to start unless I plug it in. If you have that option I would do it.
 
It started hard because the glow plugs seem to not be working. These engines will not start without glow plugs. You should test the glow plug controller before installing all new glow plugs. As for transmission fluid, it is just regular ATF from Autozone or comparable.
 
My 94 F250 7.3 turbo nonPSD I'm thinking holds 12 quarts seems like I get 3 gallons of oil when I change, I have it written down somewhere but it's alot for a pick-up. Transmission dipstick will specify fluid type 1987 I'm thinking will probably want Dextron but dont take my word look on the stick. Does the light never come on or just dont stay on? A few bad glow plugs will cause the light not to stay on but wont keep it from coming on.
 
I got tired of replacing glow plugs,controllers,relays,etc.I dont use mine much in the winter and if I'm where I cant plug in my 7.3 IDI,I give it a small whiff of ether,wait 10-15 seconds,and it starts right up with no ether rattle.I use Shell Rotella T 15W-40 and i think mine holds 10 quarts of engine oil.Both the manual and automatic trannies use Dextron III.
 
If you try to repair the GP system a part at a time, you WILL burn out $$$$ worth of GP's before you get everything fixed.

You need 8 genuine Ford/Motorcraft or Beru GP's, a new controller and a new GP solenoid.IF you replace these parts all at the same time and the GP harness and several grounds are OK, you will have no further GP trouble for quite a while.

Another option that is actually quite easy to do is to replace the complete GP system with the later Navistar electronic GP controller and use the newer-style GP's. This system was used between the setup you have and the introduction of the PowerChokes, and is less likely to burn up it's GP's.

Oh, yeah, and be SURE to have two good high CCA batteries. NOTHING ruins GP's and controllers quicker than weak batteries. I know this is counter-intuitive, but if the batteries are weak, the controllers get confused and overheat the GP's.
 
Folks have sort of told you what you need to do. If it is an 87, stock was a 6.9, not 7.3. When running right, it will start when it is 15 degrees outside with no effort. (less than one second of cranking. My 88 7.3 does now. What did I do?
1) New Bateries
2) New battery cables
3) New starter (big difference!)
4) New GP controller
5) Check and replace bad GP's.

Good luck.

Wayne
 
Unplug all your glow plugs then check your glow plugs with a test light first to see if any are bad. Hook your test light up to the hot terminal of your battery. Then touch each glow plug individually and if your test light lights up the plug should be good. One rule of thumb in any shop that I've worked in is if you find one bad one you replace them all. Be sure to check all the new ones before installing them. We have found new ones to be bad right out of the box.
 
Either and a glow plug engine DO NOT mix well !

Make darn sure your glow plugs are disabled first.

And I'm betting that with that many miles nothing you do will make it start. I used to work at a Navistar Truck dealer and our parts van had a 7.3 in it and nothing they did could get it to start when cold if it was kept inside at night.
 
My 1993 and 1996 never needed to have glow plugs replaced, but replacing the glow plug RELAY worked every time when it became hard to start. Begin there, it's not expensive to replace, and not too hard to get to. If your glow plugs ARE working and you use starting fluid, expect a backfire through the air cleaner with a ball of fire! My 93 had a 4 gallon oil sump, 5 gallon for the 96 power stroke. Your truck might have a smaller capacity, Auto Pro or a Ford garage could tell you for sure, or fill till you hit the full mark on the stick
 
If you want your 7.3 Powerstroke to start with ease in cold weather Do like Ford Recomends! Below freezing use 10/30 Rotella and they will run like warmer weather!!! The Problem is the Injectors are fired by High Pressure Oil pump and the 15/40 Oil is cold its too Thick to fire the injectors till it warms up!! Thinner oil in winter like 10/30 Diesel Oil or 5/40 Synthetic will get to the Injectors and fire them without the engine beening starved for fule till oil is warm enough to fire them! Try it and see a BIG Differance! Cliff S
 
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