Ford F350 7.3 idi very cold start

[@isfeldt34]

That starter sound will forever be imprinted in my brain, I used to have a neighbor who owned a 90 model with a 7.3, with bad glow plugs, every morning like clockwork at 5:30, he would spend at least a minute or so cranking that thing over surprisingly he didn't wear out the starter, that was always my alarm in the morning it was great!

[@V8AmericanMuscleCar]

These diesel cold starts are so satisfying to watch. 😁 Sounds great too!

[@NJFordPops08005]

niiice. Love the cranking and eventual start :)

[@machineryway6219]

yea, great feeling

[@stockholm2375]

This is a metaphor for waking up on a Monday morning.

[@rank1154]

I love to smell that smoke

[@ApolloTheDerg]

Such a deep note, I love it

[@ApolloTheDerg]

@BrickyBoi where you that salty dude that banned me from discord because I called you a child? 😂

[@michaelbenoit248]

That’s a familiar sight where e glow plugs are weird & it takes a little to start. If you give it 1/4 throttle & goose it she’ll go. I’ve gotten pretty good at it on my 93.

[@michaelbenoit248]

I’ve figured out that if you go to the floor after 10seconds of glow plugs w em mechanical she starts right up.

[@jsh111]

​@@michaelbenoit248so you don't hold it 1/4 of the way anymore at all? Just ten seconds of glow plug, fuel to the floor and Crank?

[@jonfemino3053]

Dude you need to service your glow plug system...

[@kennethnewton9132]

Maybe not it's a idi

[@lovetocrank]

I love that cranking! Great video!!

[@isfeldt34]

Got to love it!

[@danieltrip]

That looks hot! ^^,

[@machineryway6219]

Thanks :)

[@_N_B_0496]

Those intervals between cranking were too short, not enough for the starter circuitry to cool off

[@damonsmith9320]

That sounded like a big heavy CAT 3408 starting.

[@sublesszero]

Nice battery’s I do that long of a crank and it drains my batterys

[@machineryway6219]

Tnx. I have two heavy duty batteries. 2x105Ah (total of 1700CCA)

[@bubbafringman1864]

Needs glow plugs?

[@invalidargument2.0]

Reminds me of how my old 2000 used to be. Crank crank crank and then crank some more before it would finally decide it wanted to start.. But once it started up there was no stopping it. I miss both my old 7.3s just because of how tough and reliable they both were let alone all the other perks

[@victoralvarado3032]

Que lindura...de camioneta... camioneta para hombres

[@oskar-vz2vh]

This cold start videos have more minutes of them trying to start the truck then to actually have more minutes of the truck running

[@matthewvwuk]

Do you have glow plugs & if so it will be a good idea to use them my friend! Or you have a problem somewhere in the glow plug system & best you get it rectified sooner rather than later! You're supposed to continue cranking a diesel engine until it fires up! By the way revving a cold diesel engine hard like that after it started will NOT do it any good in anyway shape or form!

[@ThumperJunkie]

So I also own one of these trucks with the same engine and the thing is: If he has the stock glow plug controller it kinda just cycles the glow plugs and the only real way to force the plugs to stay on is to cycle the ignition again. If he were to continue trying to crank it this engine probably wouldn't fire. The stock starter really isn't built to do long cranks and will start to overheat and the engine very likely will not fire up. Unless the glow plugs have warmed the cylinder enough the IDI really doesn't want to start. The rev really isn't that high for these engines, in really cold weather I've found that I have to give it a quick rev for the high idle to work. The second rev did seem a bit excessive but the first one probably was required to get it to idle properly. If you listen you'll notice the idle increases after the first rev.

[@grundoid6796]

I can tell you've never owned one of these trucks lol

[@G_G_AutoCareLLC]

Glow plug module sir

[@eto2658]

На улице тепло и уже плохо запускается, представляю как он у нас бы работал в -20

[@BlakeGibbons]

When you use a gallon of gas at start up haha

[@roymoreau1883]

That’s why this is Diesel fuel.

[@BlakeGibbons]

@@roymoreau1883 which of course is more expensive now. At least in stupid California

[@terrygriffith7907]

put a case starter on it then it will spin over faster

[@machineryway6219]

what model case starter fits on 7.3?

[@terrygriffith7907]

@@machineryway6219 db electrical. Part number snd0027

[@terrygriffith7907]

i have the db electrical db0027 starter on my truck been on it for 5 years still works great it fits 7.3 idi and 6.9 idi

[@gambeerSagr-ow2lj]

Its little difficult

[@frenchfrysz6695]

This would get old having to do this everyday in the winter. Fuck lol

[@machineryway6219]

Oh it never gets old ;)

[@frenchfrysz6695]

@@machineryway6219 it sounds awesome but if im trying to get going to work or whatever in the winter, it'll suck lol fix the glow plug system ugh

[@machineryway6219]

@@frenchfrysz6695 it is my everyday driver. And did put eight new ZD9 glow plugs, it's just that previous owner wired them through dash mounted switch bypassing the relay timer/module so I'm hesitant of using them much coz they are kinda pricey to destroy haha

[@frenchfrysz6695]

@@machineryway6219 I hear ya lol! btw, Your truck is a beaut! super clean man.

[@machineryway6219]

@@frenchfrysz6695 tnx:D

[@ReindeerBork]

Greenest grass I’ve ever seen in a cold start video haha…

[@dillonkohler3381]

Now there heading to part store to buy new starter

[@machineryway6219]

No, starter is fine;)

[@kartikthakur5325]

Wow... Can yu smoke so much in America?? I thought it's the cleanest f*king country on the planet. 😂

[@pinslayer4579]

50 cents to a dollar more per gallon really expensive an frequent repairs crap mileage I'll keep my gas pickup and use a real truck when I've got lots of weight to move

[@machineryway6219]

Diesels get better mileage/efficiency (up to 40%) than gas engines. It's mainly because of higher compression ratio and lack of intake butterfly ''valve''. And ofc diesels are torque monsters ;)

[@pinslayer4579]

@@machineryway6219 just put 5k on my buddies duramax . Heaviest car was 4400 in 28 ' enclosed all alu. Trailer through W.Va mountains. It averaged 12.8 with cruise set at 70 pulled the load just fine tranny didn't even hunt much in the mountains it's a well maintained crew cab but seemed like I stopped allot for fuel.

[@machineryway6219]

@@pinslayer4579 i mainly do city driving, a lot of traffic, also i'm usually pretty hard on acceleration an averaging 11.7mpg empty (6600lbs). Same route with additional 2700lbs load (9300lbs combined) average 7.85mpg. 5500lbs load in truck bed (not in trailer) is max I'm comfortable with, but I'm not sure what mileage it gets with that kind of load. Is it good or bad mileage for the truck I don't know, but for sure it's a lot of weight to move in traffic.

[@DayFour2019]

I enjoy my 12 mpg thank you very much

[@arberfilms5998]

My mini bike with a Honda clone engine starts better in colder weather than this.

[@machineryway6219]

Ofc because Honda is gas engine (spark ignition), and this is diesel engine (compression ignition).

[@arberfilms5998]

Ive seen gy6 chinese go karts engines start better as well. I recommend mixing ether (starting fluid) in the gasoline or diesel.

[@machineryway6219]

@@arberfilms5998 again, gas engine starts better in cold conditions. But yes, this was kinda sluggish start even for a diesel because glow plugs were out of service. I have used ether occasionally, but through air intake, not mixed in fuel.

[@arberfilms5998]

@@machineryway6219 you should consider mixing ether in fuel next time. It might save you a starter motor.