Trying to Start a 6.9 Diesel with no Glow Plug Power

Had 3 bad glow plugs, Wait To Start light only stays on for 1 sec. +5-10*C Fall 2008

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Autos & Vehicles

Tags:

• cranking
• 6.9l
• idi
• diesel
• cranky
• old
• motorhome
• pumping
• 1987
• ford
• econoline
• 350
• ton
• cold
• start
• attemp
• smoke
• FORD
• E350
• lovemyrv

[ford9572]

@diesel85idi He doesn't believe in it.

[IDIDieselJohn]

Course I do, that's what I used to get it going off camera. Theres a proper to use starting fluid, not alot of people seem to know how to do it.

[longlive289s]

not a diesel guy in the slightest but im still very mechanically inclined. before this vid even started i couldve told you it wouldve sat their and just coughed trying to start it. basically at that rate your trying to warm the other cylinders via the starter/starting process. starter is not going to like you after this one :-)

[IDIDieselJohn]

It started many times before without glow plugs, but was way colder that day witch is why it didn't start in this one. I kind of knew it wouldn't either, but meh, worth trying. A tiny shot of Ether got 'er going.

[Vacationtime247]

Had the same problem today! 16 F Degrees here in Indiana. Decided to sleep in mine for work (fri 2-10, sat 6-2) and shut it off. Without it plugged in, it would crank and act like it would go...but wouldn't. Even though I hated to, resorted to using either to make it fire. Mine has the door in the back and is slightly shorter. It's still a 1987 Ford Econoline E 350 Diesel dually. What kind of trannies do these have? They're International Harvester 6.9 Liter Diesel Engines right?

VT247

[IDIDieselJohn]

This one has the C6 3 speed auto. Some had the E4OD 4 speed O/D tranny, but uncomond in these vans. And yes it's an International Harvester engine.

[busterbear59]

You can also use WD-40 as a starting fluid, i had an 84 Eldorado, and an 85 Ford with Navstar, it worked fir both.

[ford9572]

@diesel85idi Apparently you must've not have read where he said a tiny shot of Ether got it going, Otherwise you wouldn't have typed your suggestion.

[diesel85idi]

Try starting fluid.

[jz78817]

that thing cranks a lot faster than the old 6.9 I had.

[schindlerman96]

the old thing sure made an attempt to start didnt it

[JTyler52]

@dadoVRC fuck you hippe! let the coal roll, your only here for a short amount of time so live while you can and fuck the future people, they can figure shit out on there own.