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7.3 issues? still smoking....
The glow plug will thread all the way in but I am losing pressure around the adapter. I even tried putting some Teflon tape on it to make it seal but didn't work. I tested the cylinder 3 and it seats and threads fine into it. Who knows. I tested it last night motor cold with about the same...- rockcentral4wd
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7.3 issues? still smoking....
I cranked it over several 5-6 times and it only got just above 100 then back the adapter out added some oil and got over 200! My adapter would start in the hole and then stop about 5-6 turns in and get tight. It didn't want to thread all the way in and I didn't want to make it in fear of cross...- rockcentral4wd
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7.3 issues? still smoking....
Ski guess you would consider 200 psi with oil in the cylinder to be good right?(sarcasm for those who may have missed it. Lol). It only tested 100 the first couple times. I almost feel like I wasn't getting an accurate reading. I don't feel like my adapter was sealing properly. Going to see if...- rockcentral4wd
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7.3 issues? still smoking....
What psi is considered to be bad compression on this motor?- rockcentral4wd
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7.3 issues? still smoking....
Sweet Preciate the info. I'll see about doing a compression test and go from there.- rockcentral4wd
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7.3 issues? still smoking....
No I haven't done a compression test yet because I couldn't see how that would cause the over fueling smell and since when I installed the new injector it solved the rough idling issue but I could be wrong.- rockcentral4wd
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7.3 issues? still smoking....
I bought a truck... it was idling rough and not running great... he put injectors in it last year and an IDM the day i bought it. Took it and had it scanned, it came up with a cylinder 5 misfire code. while idling it will smoke and smells strongly like fuel out the exhaust. if i unplug...- rockcentral4wd
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