wont start below freezing

[dgalaxy]

my 2002 7.3 starts fine on normal days even 35 degrees but when it dops below freezing the flippin thing wont start at all i have to keep turning the
key of and and on, finally it will fire after about 10 to 15 attempts wondering if you guys might think its the glow plugs

[Worm Drowner]

When it does start, are you getting a bunch of white smoke? That is a sure sign that you've got unburned fuel and quite possibly either bad glow plugs or a bad glow plug relay.

[dgalaxy]

oh ya awhole bunch of white smoke

[99Smokin73Stroker]

I am not sure exactly what that could be, but I would suggest plugging it in so you won't put all that strain on the starter and everything ya know? It will help out cold starts quite a bit

[dgalaxy]

ya i better till i get it fixed . when i get home from work today i saw a forumn
on how to check the glow plug relay ill do that when i get home from work
today .

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Last edited by dgalaxy : 11-26-2005 at 12:39 AM.

[mcresej]

Mine was doing exact same thing...........it was the glow plug relay. Had it replaced and starts up fine now, everytime. White smoke is history too.....and I thought that was normal.