Lost power and lots of white smoke when cranking

[ford_muscle1]

So I was driving down the interstate last night and the truck lost power and died doing 65. I was able to muscle it over and tryed to restart the truck. While cranking it was blowing so much white smoke someone called the fire dept. it would just barely start and would run for a few seconds then would die again all the while blowing tons of white smoke. Any ideas?

History on the truck. It is studded and egr is deleted, was just in the shop for no start in November. They replaced the FICM, HPOP and IPR, along with some glow plugs.

 

[ghohouston]

Is the coolant low? It sounds like you may have hydrolocked, with either fuel or coolant.

 

[ford_muscle1]

Coolant is not low. It was having a harder time than normal starting up the past couple days, I just chalked it up to the colder than normal weather we have been having. But now I think that may also have something to do with the current problem.

 

[ghohouston]

If coolant level isn't low at all, then it's fuel. does the smoke burn your eyes/smell of diesel?

 

[ford_muscle1]

Can't crank it over at this point since the tow truck guy left the lights and key on the whole time. So charging the batteries then see where that leads.

I was thinking injectors when it happened. Maybe one of the injectors stuck open? What kind of damage could that possibly lead to?

 

[ghohouston]

Check the oil and see if it's way overfull

 

[ford_muscle1]

It's right between the minimum and max lines. Still looks nice and clean and doesn't smell like fuel or coolant.

 

[ghohouston]

Well that's a good thing. Is the exhaust wet at all?

 

[ford_muscle1]

It's not wet right now. Will probably have to wait until the batteries charge enough to try and crank it and see what comes out.

 

[ghohouston]

My guess is you have one or more bad injectors

 

[ThreeFitty]

My guess is a hanging injector, maybe 2

 

[ford_muscle1]

Ok so got it sorted out today. Turns out #8 injector was hanging up. So now the big question. Replace all with ford injectors? Or replace them with something else? Or just replace the one bad one?

I eventually want a upgrade the turbo and be making low to mid 500's for horsepower.

 

[sootie]

motorcraft ONLY for injectors.