7.3 or 6.9

[JESSE1]

I ordered a '94 F-350 with the factory turbo 7.3 idi and received it in October '93. The Powerstroke came out late in the '94 model year. At first the Powerstroke was only available with a manual trans, the turbo idi 7.3 was equipped with the auto trans.

The turbo on the 7.3 idi really woke up that engine. Not as much power as the first Powerstroke but it was not electronic and a lot simpler engine.

 

[Builder]

**** thing wont start after it sits for a few hours, I need to spray just a minimal amount of starter fluid in it, and it fires right of, runs rough and loud for 15 seconds and warms up and runs fine. I took one of those cheap testers and touched one end to the glow plug and the other to the positive battery cable, and no light on all but 2 of them, and I think I lost them 2 by now. Does that sound right?

Sure. Glow plugs go bad all the time. You'd have trouble starting with only 2. Might want to check the relay & glowplug harness out while you're in there.

 

[funny farmer]

What do you all think? The tester that I was using shows a green light if neutral, or red if hot, when I touched the glow plug wire and pos. bat. cable, it showed green, but then again the key was not on either. Now I'm starting to confuse people, so it's one thing at a time. By the info that I received here I'm starting to think that it's a 6.9 that someone put in it. But it sounds like it's not that much different. http://www.tractorbynet.com/photos/showphoto.php/photo/6667/ppuser/51646