ran the truck dry

[mckeddie]

Apparently my fuel gauge is off about an 1/8th of a tank. Spent 6 hours today trying to get the damn thing restarted. Still wont fire. Whoever at ford thought it was a good idea to make the system so you can't bleed or prime it needs shot directly in the penis. Anyone with any great ideas on how to vet a ford 7.3 to fire after running it out of fuel? Its sitting next to thehouse right now on battery chargers waiting for me to throw a match at it.

[fabricator]

what year? powerstroke?
some of them you can open the fuel drain valve on the fuel filter houseing. as you'r cranking the truck over have someone open the valve for a few seconds until it starts. u may have to reapeat this a couple of times.

[mckeddie]

Its a 99 power stroke. Batteries are up to 65 percent. Im thinking the lift pump is going to be my problem.

[Nuts]

How much fuel did you put back in it? My 12V ran out last winter and it took 6 gallons before it'd prime and start. The 97 powerjoke i had didn't need to be primed, it'd just start after some cranking so maybe just add more fuel??????

[kyrel69]

you can also try filling the fuel filter up with fuel. I filled mine up when I changed the filter or it would take a while to start if I did not fill it up. Might have to do it a few time to get it to keep running

[mckeddie]

I added $50 to it. It died pulling into the station. I coasted up to the pump.

[mckeddie]

you can also try filling the fuel filter up with fuel. I filled mine up when I changed the filter or it would take a while to start if I did not fill it up. Might have to do it a few time to get it to keep running

Filled the filter first thing. Been checking it periodically ever since.

[blazerbrad]

Was just getting ready to say you need to fill the fuel filter up. Typically that is the only thing you need to.

Little suspicious regarding the comment about the gauge being off. Are you sure it was out of fuel and not something else happened? I guess if the fuel filter was dry then likely it was out of fuel. Maybe double-check for leaks?

I know two guys that could assemble a 7.3 in their sleep that I just talked to yesterday, but neither is around today.

[mckeddie]

Positive its fuel. Checked all the usual suspects yesterday. It had been on 1/8 tank for a couple days, it just didn't register in mu head till the fuel light came on, about a mile before it died. I think the lift pump is too weak to prime it now. We tried preszurizing the tank with an air compressor yesterday even to force the fuel up to the filter and it still wouldn't prime. Gonna have bring a new pump home from work today (delivers parts for carquest as his retirement job to get a discount on parts). Try that and see how it goes. I guess they are pretty easy to burn up once they run dry. I talked to a couple 7.3 guru's last night and this morning that told me to replace it, then just crank the f$#% out of it. They said eventually it'll go, it just takes forever.

[blazerbrad]

I would think if the fuel filter was being filled it would at least fire if not run. Is the filter being sucked dry when you are cranking?

Do you have an oil pressure gauge? If so, is it moving while you are cranking? The reason I ask is that the injectors won't fire with low oil pressure.