My 1997 F350 with a 7.3L was running great a few days ago then suddenly started to have serious vibration and lacked power. After some troubleshooting on my end to ensure it was getting fuel, CPS was working and other easy to check things I took it into my mechanic to diagnose.
He is detecting one of the cylinders misfiring but say because the 1997 computer is so old and simple, it doesn't tell him which one. There are no error codes or check engine lights being presented. Mechanic inspected all of the wiring harnesses and checked for leaks so he is thinking it is a glow plug but can't tell which one.
He is not a diesel expert but was the only one that could look at it on a Sat. He is recommending that I take it to the Diesel Tech that we both use but he can't work on it for a week. Is there any way to check individual cylinders to determine which one is not firing?
Given it has the wiring embedded in the valve cover gasket and the vehicle is 25 years old and probably hasn't had cover off ever, once I am in there my assumption is you replace all four glow plugs and the gasket. Does that make sense? My thought was likely to replace both sides at that point if I am doing the work as I have two teenagers that need to learn to work on this.
Any advice is much appreciated, I have not worked on a diesel before but have done plenty with gas engines.
He is detecting one of the cylinders misfiring but say because the 1997 computer is so old and simple, it doesn't tell him which one. There are no error codes or check engine lights being presented. Mechanic inspected all of the wiring harnesses and checked for leaks so he is thinking it is a glow plug but can't tell which one.
He is not a diesel expert but was the only one that could look at it on a Sat. He is recommending that I take it to the Diesel Tech that we both use but he can't work on it for a week. Is there any way to check individual cylinders to determine which one is not firing?
Given it has the wiring embedded in the valve cover gasket and the vehicle is 25 years old and probably hasn't had cover off ever, once I am in there my assumption is you replace all four glow plugs and the gasket. Does that make sense? My thought was likely to replace both sides at that point if I am doing the work as I have two teenagers that need to learn to work on this.
Any advice is much appreciated, I have not worked on a diesel before but have done plenty with gas engines.
