my truck is having a hard time starting in the morning and ive changed the glowplugs. some people said it could be a glow plug relay but i had it checked and it reads the right amount of voltage. also i had my batteries and alternator checked and there good. i check the glow plug voltage when the truck was already warm, does it make a difference if you check the voltage when its warm or cold?
7.3 hard start in the morning
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lincolnlocker
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How cold is it where u live in the mornings?
Arisley
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What was the voltage on the Glow plug side of the relays?
How many miles are on your truck? Tired injectors or low compression will make slow starts in the mornings.
Did they disconnect your batteries when they tested them? Sometimes a weak one will be disguised by a good one when tested together.
Have you had your starter tested? A tired starter can and will cause hard cold starts.
Good luck, this can be a booger of an issue to trace down.
How many miles are on your truck? Tired injectors or low compression will make slow starts in the mornings.
Did they disconnect your batteries when they tested them? Sometimes a weak one will be disguised by a good one when tested together.
Have you had your starter tested? A tired starter can and will cause hard cold starts.
Good luck, this can be a booger of an issue to trace down.
TurdHerder7.3
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Is it cranking slowly or normal speed. Mine is starting slow cause my starteris going south.
Tom S
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Voltage with the relay engaged should be much less then that.
Arisley
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Mine is higher than that Tom. I have 13V on the glow plug side.
Most important thing is that it is the same (or very close to it) on both side of the relay.
RedSmokey
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Where are you at in northern california? Did you check the voltage on both posts of the relay?
