WILL IT START!? Ford OBS 7.3 Powerstroke abandoned 10 years!

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[@steveedwards1072]

Those old 7.3 PowerStrokes are tough as nails. Glad to see someone giving it another chance. Subbing to see more. Peace.

[@dieseJL]

Thanks!!

[@biggus_dickkus]

@@dieseJL emissions didn't kill the 7.3 Powerstroke California noise regulations did

[@jordanseguin8563]

Lmao the 6.0 did actually 😂 they replaced the 7.3 with the shitty 6.0 that costed 50k to make reliable

[@RobertBrolo-l3q]

​@@dieseJLlike your KZbin video on that Ford truck

[@michaelbenoit248]

My first truck was a 1995 7.3 Powerstroke. The truck sat 3 yrs. towed it home dropped 2 fresh batteries in it & it started right up instantly. It leaked fuel everywhere, but she ran.

[@mikeyoung6347]

Love those trucks. 90's F Series... Finest mass produced trucks ever built

[@dieseJL]

Agreed. That's why I drive one!

[@1John3.8]

Man that idle is such a beautiful sound

[@silasandwesvlogs6595]

I found a free obs on marketplace it had been sitting for 17 years I put fuel in it a battery and starter fluid and it cranked almost immediately

[@TecumsehRulesbcserk]

Mine was sitting in a farm garage for 10 years with a camper on the back of it and it started up on the fifth try.

[@brianfackrell4139]

I bought a 94.5 that sat for 10 years, I am learning a lot about the 7.3.

[@Axel103Axel]

Did you have problem registering it

[@brianfackrell4139]

@@Axel103Axel not at all. Idaho things are pretty easy.

[@aasubaie2013]

Love the old powerstrok

[@charlesmoyer7728]

Never seen "ol PEG" hook up a computer to tell him he's out of fuel...😂

[@sergeantmasson3669]

Those 7.3 diesel engines are damn near bulletproof. Mine has 359 K miles and zero problems since new.

[@dieseJL]

My truck has over a half a million!!

[@briancanfield5658]

Always plug block heater in on 7.3 that hasn’t run in a while

[@hondaxl250k0]

Just picked up a 97 f250 hd. 7.3 power stroke.. Extended cab. 4x4. 5 thousand cash. Runs. Needs shackles.. comes with new ones and even better springs.. I just gotta put them in .. o and new batteries..

[@Folamii55]

How many miles

[@hondaxl250k0]

@@Folamii55 220k

[@hownotto4067]

thats a deal

[@ewenlittle5053]

Nice one man. That old truck just wanted to live again 👍🏻🙂

[@keithmoore3047]

Where’s ol peg at when you need the 7.3 king lol

[@kevinlackey7511]

Best engine ever made.

[@caveone-365]

Haven't read through the other comments and don't know if it was mentioned, but those solenoids are notorious for going bad. People jump them all the time. There is a two-prong connector for the glow plug relay. You definitely had a tach signal because you could see the needle bouncing as you were cranking it. That starter was really getting a workout lol 😅

[@mattvanatti9531]

13 letter shitspreader INTERNATIONAL best diesel ever made...got an o1 f2shity 7.tree 500 thousand miles all original still stroking and purrs like a kitten 😸...

[@ripperlipper1016]

My cousin has the 7.3 idi 800k and starters jammed but when it’s ran it runs good

[@michaelholt9995]

@@ripperlipper1016 they eat starters we’ve replaced 3 at work on a 93

[@ripperlipper1016]

@@michaelholt9995 it’s probably from them cold starts😂

[@michaelholt9995]

@@ripperlipper1016 or cheap starters Mitsubishi makes one didn’t last maybe a day

[@TylerDuysen]

this is the most comical thing ever because international only developed the long block ford produced/did everything else) which is why the international i a dt444e because its makes less power(mechanichal lift pump and detuned pcm also differnt idm) its so funny because there not even close to the same engine in fact the dt444e has a different cam and block theres so many differences yet everyone refuses to believe they are just because the valve cover says international dont make it an international engine the 6.9 and 7.3idi(7.3idit ford helped produce) are international engines with ford accessories this is like saying cummins is a dodge motor because its in a dodge yet fca/stellantis just pays to use the engines and cummins is its own company (ford even had shares in cummins a few times that doesnt make it a ford engine or every ford with a cummins a ford motor) regardless point is im not gonna argue but truth is stop saying its an international motor when its not its a ford international motor end of story

[@ianburit3705]

Hi all, love the cooking oil use, as I used to run my old 1991 Landrover turbo diesel (as most are in the UK) on %50 diesel and %50 new cooking oil, but added a good "Splash" of petrol (ok gas) to it all to stop it getting too thick in winter plus it made it run very well.. try a "splash" of Gas in your truck maybe.. It's an old truck driver's tip here... Diesel prices in the UK have gone crazy also now at £1-87 per litre = to £8.20 a UK gallon.. stupid prices, sadly my newer Landrover Freelander turbo diesel with its factory fitted BMW engine dont like other fuels so Im stuck paying pump prices.. Anyway it is what it is eh.. Thanks for the video - Ian - UK.

[@dieseJL]

That's horrible! ~$5 a gallon here.

[@jacobbrock583]

Y'all had a lot of faith in that starter. Shoulda popped that fuel filter cap off and looked in there to see what was happening. Also for future reference if you're gonna spray starting fluid unplug the two prong plug on the glow plug relay. It disables it until you plug it back in.

[@dieseJL]

Noted 😬

[@jacobbrock583]

@@dieseJL just don't want to see ya bend a rod or anything. I love these old trucks. I have two of em. Yea I gotta work on them allot but it's fun

[@desertrat1357]

​@@jacobbrock583 ol peg the minty mouth breather dumps a ton of Cosby sauce down her throat and she starts right up mint. No problem at all

[@ripperlipper1016]

Those engines don’t die. I had a camper that had a 7.3 in it and it sat for a year or 2 and all that had to be done was charge the battery and it started it did need new glow plugs tho

[@trailspeed7037]

If you worked on a few 7.3s I’d think you would know which battery terminal is what without looking at the battery… but hey mistakes were made it doesn’t seem like the pcm or anything got messed up.

[@TheFarmallfarmer]

That poor 7.3 diesel sitting outside. Poor girl.

[@MrJoshiej]

Nice find it sounds beautiful once you connected the Glow Plugs it started very smoothly

[@KevinFreist]

these 97s are the best of all the f- series ever made. mine is unbeatable. i parked it for 5 years after i got hurt at work. i just resurrected it for my dad. his 2010 f- 350 with v 10 ate two plugs and destroyed engine. this old truck was his only option to keep his travel schedule. it went from filthy and flat tires to like new and pulling a 14k lbs camper horse hauller. 200 mile trip no probs . only it wont pull 14 at 85 mph so learn some patience . every one needs to slow the f down any way . whats your hurry , live to run don't run to live.

[@Tealmoney8571]

You just can't kill a 7.3!!

[@dogfart2485]

ive started many 7.3 with ether never a problem

[@hilham89]

Just can't kill an old ferd. Definitely subscribed.

[@stevenallen975]

Fuel up your fuel canister, release air on perge valve

[@F239141]

It would of started right away if they did that lol

[@kylepinder6.7]

That dually makes me want a obs dually

[@eric6853]

Those engines don't want to start, but they will literally take you across the country once they are started.

[@chuckparson6712]

So much for checking the fluids before starting it 😜 Good thing it's a Ford with a 7.3, it can take some abuse

[@grabasandwich]

RIP starter 😳

[@carloskawasaki656]

Thank you for sharing, another great project 👍👍👍👍

[@geraldhawkins2643]

No criticism from me!! She's a keeper

[@dieseJL]

hell yeah!!

[@tatethompson3487]

Man that is super awesome. Ppl don't believe us 🤣🤣🤣 It's always like that ❤️. Thank you for sharing!!!

[@tatethompson3487]

I'd also like to see the veg setup on that truck!!!!

[@dieseJL]

Let’s do it!!

[@shanelakings1890]

Just saw this video randomly -- small world 😂 Shout out to Aidan back in the Watlow Winona days lol

[@ericlalonde1018]

My 95 powerstroke was parked over 5 years. i had used it to plow one day and it died. I never checked anything i just pulled it off to the side and never touched it for 5 years... Tried cranking it over and RPM gauge didnt jump. Checked the CPS and it was unplugged. Cranked 3 seconds and started

[@ThatLow_Slow5.3]

Just got my first diesel and I’ve said this for years I’m getting a 7.3 and I did I traded a 97 xj with a 5 speed for a two owner 01 7.3

[@davidwilems8915]

I have a 94 with the 7.3 idi. I need to get my hands on a psom board and maybe a torque converter. hard to tell until i replace that board

[@mattboswell5392]

I’ve jumped starter solenoids. I always have to use a screw driver and hold the handle. If I try to use me Leatherman, or a wrench it will shock the shit out of me every time. Doesn’t matter if it a truck tractor , car . Gets me everytime.

[@dieseJL]

Same to me but with spark lol

[@654Crossman]

@@dieseJL nothing's better than coming into work, rubbing the shit out of my eyes in the morning, checking to see why an old mustang has a misfire, and pushing on each wire till I inevitably get shocked. Fun shit. Wakes you up faster than coffee.lol

[@InnocentMiscreant]

When starting a diesel after a long time PURGE THE AIR IN THE FUEL SYSTEM that is why it was a struggle to start

[@chrisb6164]

How?!

[@brytonmack3960]

Man I love the truck would love to find one soon to get!

[@KayBeee]

What a rig

[@brysonapolo867]

should of tried putting oil in the hpop from plug on top

[@TylerDuysen]

he couldve checked it but theres not really much of a chance it was low unless it was drained

[@Westcoastcrawlers]

That pop around 5:00 in ..... thats most Likely a piston cracking...also You never want to use ether as your starting fluid. I talk from Experience and i had to junk that engine block and find another.Take it how you will but $12,xxx - $15,000 comes faster than you think on a rebuild. (buying a junkyard engine is cheaper but the machine shop will sometimes get you). Giving you a heads up is all. Now the real question is when will the hole appear ? I Had like four pistons that cracked and one of them that had a hole.

[@jdjeep46]

They sell 7.3s for $5-$10k? Why rebuild?

[@Westcoastcrawlers]

@@jdjeep46 For a different truck yes But my truck is very Valuable to me. Sentimental because it was my gmas truck. Ive also riden in and drove it from cali to washington back. Just many memories.

[@jdjeep46]

@@Westcoastcrawlers oh ok, makes sense

[@yosupable]

Did you say around 12:30 you put gas in it 😂😂

[@johnnypruitt6292]

Priming the fuel system with air can save starters sometime

[@TylerDuysen]

the 7.3 has a deadhead system so yes you could prime it with air but itll still have air which would cause it not to start or if your lucky to start but run like shit till the air bleeds out

[@justinraystyles3537]

All it needs now is a grill!!😎👍

[@rockcralwer]

Why you left the truck running while doing a buzz test was interesting lol. So many things done wrong in this video lol. At least your trying.

[@larryhullinger4141]

Four commercial breaks innless then 12 minutes Now that's ridiculous

[@jdboy9]

Situation like this with computer hooked it is wise to monitor icp. If it is a no start anyway.

[@lucasmcmillan6915]

You have to mix lye and methanol alcohol to thin down the vegetable oil

[@dieseJL]

It has a preheat system so you can run it straight

[@lucasmcmillan6915]

I love my powerstrokes

[@forrest6723]

The 7.3 powerstroke was in the super duty for 5 years, 99-03… that’s 2 years longer than it was in the obs.

[@steveanderson2264]

Will that set up read check engine light codes I’ve got a 96 with a check engine light on left bank not firing some say IDM I just want to make sure what it is before buying and throwing parts at it

[@dieseJL]

Check out this video I did on my other channel - kzbin.info/www/bejne/mIGkqHmvh7WjgqM Short answer is yes it will

[@ImOnAnEffinBoat]

Buddy’s gonna list it on Facebook market for 12k “well maintained” hahaha

[@dieseJL]

Not for sale

[@Patriot-od6xk]

😆😂😆😂...nooo low ballers cause I know what I got

[@silasandwesvlogs6595]

9:21 is that a dually f250 or did you swap the badge ?

[@dieseJL]

Lol just a new tailgate on my truck. Guess it was off a 250

[@silasandwesvlogs6595]

@@dieseJL oh ok thanks man

[@LoBeatz96]

What was the program you used again to do the injector test ?

[@dieseJL]

Forscan

[@lucasmcmillan6915]

Nice p stroker

[@uncrustable9923]

hell yeah

[@isfeldt34]

Good old reliable Navistar International T444E.

[@brianreynolds7176]

Starting fluid is a bad idea to use it has glow plugs

[@dieseJL]

yeah, I think we knew that too -_-

[@ninchick96]

Just unplug the relay signal wire you’ll be good. Don’t do anything they did

[@amberceballos6708]

So I actually have a question about my 1997 OBS f250. So everything runs great but I’m having an issue with my truck sputtering. I get up to 45/50mph and it starts to sputter and Have to put it in overdrive and it stops! If you have any suggestions on what to check that would be wonderful! Just founds your videos and definitely a new sub:)

[@dieseJL]

Check your fuel filter!!

[@whirlwind8825]

If you cleaned that truck up is worth alot... Work trucks are selling like hotcakes...

[@dieseJL]

Agreed!

[@thomasskapnit4479]

I’d rather burn up a starter then put starting fluid in it.

[@Galaxy2517]

When the EPA started forcing manufacturers to build junk, those manufacturers should have all stood their ground if they didn't receive any "bailout" money from the government. Since that wasn't the reality all we have now is a bunch of underpowered crap that breaks down regularly and costs a ton of $ to fix.

[@davidb1089]

I dunno about underpowered.. but problems? Sure.

[@Galaxy2517]

@@davidb1089 I have driven many pre DEF trucks in my time and most of them would out pull just about any truck out there today.I had a pretty heated debate with some Mack techs a few years ago when they were touting their newest engine series.I drove one for a day and told them the old E7 I used to drive was stronger 😆😆😆😆

[@thad1984]

isn't the old 7.3 diesel IDI and not Power Stroke? someone educate me

[@dieseJL]

In 1994.5 they switched from the 7.3 IDI to the powerstroke so you can find an OBS with either 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@failranch9542]

7.3 would run like a beast on veggie - and smell like a BK drive thru doing it. Trouble is, nobody is giving away the veggie oil anymore.

[@2ndspingarage]

Should have it gave some John deere ether

[@joshjones3408]

My 96 year old grandmother knows not to spray COSBY SAUCE in a engine with glow plugs...

[@dakotak8437]

Waste oil is the way to go not cooking oil

[@dieseJL]

Have never tried it but maybe I should. Just run it through the same system…?

[@dakotak8437]

@@dieseJL ya bc that cooking oil will start to clogg filters faster and injectors if not ran threw right plus oil is easier and free to get as well and easier to clean then the cooking.

[@TylerDuysen]

the superduy 7.3 was 4 years not 3 99-03 my dream truck is a 99-03 7.3 crew cab dually 4x4 second emissions never killed the 7.3 there is not emissions on a 7.3 the 6.0 and 6.4 was killed by emissions and ford and international trying to make the highest hp and tq(which they did) but emissions ruined the reliability of the engines fun fact international only made the long block on the 7.3idit(93/94) 7.3 6.0 and 6.4 powerstroke the rest was put on by ford the 6.9 and 7.3idi were the only engines fully produced by international (other than fords accessory drive) the superduty 7.3 was the best 7.3 and also holds the record for highest milage in a diesel truck with original engine and trans with over 2.5 million miles(you can look it up if youd like truck was a 99 f350 crew cab 4x4 dually with a 7.3 and zf5) not one other engine has yet crossed the 2m mark even without major work or an og engine and trans closest was a 12v with 1.2 million but its had 3 head jobs and several auto trans replacements cummins is the second best engine out there and the 7.3 is the first both great engines(besides the 12v 53 block and newest 6.7 (which ironically blows up due to emissions) cool revival and love the backstory great video

[@TylerDuysen]

the glowplugs actually run for about 3-5 mins as its warming up however you were ether locking it the 7.3 dont like either

[@TylerDuysen]

also forged rods/internals are 94.5-97 and 99-01 02 and 03 are powdered rods(which are still just as reliable just wont hold 500+hp) but regardless you ether locking it will damage the rods and pistons/piston rings regardless there a balance to ether and diesel engines and you dont know it obviously

[@dieseJL]

They went to the 6.0 to meet the requirement of EGR, that's why emissions killed it. Had they not mandated EGR they might still be making them.

[@TylerDuysen]

@@dieseJL they went to egr on the 6.0 but thats not the whole truth they wanted more power and tq and wanted something lighter no they probably would not be making them international built the long block for the engine thats it ford actually built the rest international pissed off ford and ford wanted to make there own engine(100% built and designed in house) and because international made such shit blocks on the 6.4 ford had enough and made there own engine in 2011 with the 6.7

[@manoelgid4283]

Quantus hp??

[@jackwhite1738]

Fix it up

[@speedshift1014]

Since it has the veggie stuff on it can you still run diesel fuel or is it only veggie oil now?

[@dieseJL]

It will run both

[@noelcahill6707]

Clean it and drive it pity to scrap somthing thats going

[@dieseJL]

I think I will!!

[@dawsonkallio3809]

update vidya?

[@charlesallen8901]

Why not a filter on camera?

[@southernslipping4225]

Why not buy a 10$ starter relay

[@losebjughashvili8465]

Obviously you guys haven’t seen zip ties and bias plies….either that baby up! Ha ha ha

[@michaelholt9995]

Oil pressure is another thing and if it’s cold that oil needs to heat up

[@TylerDuysen]

not true the hpop system will still push over 550psi cold the engine might turn over slower but cold oil actually increases oil pressure unless its a gel

[@pondokkampung]

Mobilnya bernilai seni tinggi

[@Godisgood13208]

Should never up another car with yours running.. will ruin cells.. only start your car to help charge the other battery

[@alexminichello9804]

That thing actually doesn’t sound good. You can’t hear that loud as thumping

[@rosendodominguez-dw4rt]

WOOD YOU TAEK 1000 CACH

[@mikdok9975]

Seriously: do something about the windnoise in the future - it makes me not wanna watch this….

[@dieseJL]

Agreed. Supporting the channel will help us buy expensive things like microphones 😇

[@bigcws4522]

Amazing what it will do with putting fuel in it. Big dummy

[@guillermoparayre6871]

hola jl traducir spanish plis

[@dieseJL]

🤔 how do I do that

[@guillermoparayre6871]

@@dieseJL con una aplicacion de subtitulos ... quizas...tank you for video

[@ohno6.0]

too bad 2wds are useless

[@chrifaranaudo123]

Why did you put gas in the truck if it runs on deisel

[@anonymousgrowmedia9286]

I have a 1995 obs powerstroke hasn’t started since Katrina don’t start but cranks

[@jamesweir139]

Abandoned 7.3 that is sad :(