Winter-what to expect from your Truck...newbie must read!!!

[straycat]

Welcome to powerstroke, glad we were able to help you out. That is correct, check for excess movement in the turbo wheel, it should spin freely, but not have any up or down, or side movement. As far as the leak goes, it was leaking after you let it run for an hour? I doubt it's the injectors, it is more likely the o rings at the fuel bowl, or maybe the return lines. The injectors would leak into the mtr, and end up in the pan with your oil, or dump into the cylinder, so I don't think you have to worry about the Injectors. Check the fuel bowl first. Hope that helps.

Gord.

[Turbodude]

hey what year is the Powerstroke (PSD)? If it is a 94-97 that leak is most likely your fuel pump...it sits in the valley and when it goes bad it leaks into the valley then drains out of a hole in the back of the block...get up in there and see if your valley is full of fluid. if your truck is 99+ i would check the fuel feed lines to the back of the heads...also check the fuel/water seperator lever...it is a yellow tab on the fuel filter housing...it turns horizontally toward the back of the engine...if it is not pointing straight at you then it is cracked open and you need to make it point straight at you.

[bigolhunter69]

How exactly do you unhook the ebpv valve, also how can i turn the boost up on my turbo it is kinda lagging a little when i run it stock.

[straycat]

The EBPV is located on the exhaust side of the turbo, it has a harness going to it follow the harness and unplug it. The only way to increase the boost in the turbo is to change the turbo housing, or install a chip. You can make it spool a little faster by unplugging the red pressure line to the actuator on the drivers side of the turbo, and put it on one of the clamps on the intake boot to keep it out of the way. If you do this it is recommended to have a boost gauge, just to keep an eye on it. Hope this helps.

Gord.

[RRlocoENGR]

I am new to the forum and just a few months ago bought a '99.5 7.3. I previously owned a dinosaur '86 6.9, man what a difference!

I appreciate the heads up on the cold start info. I have already noticed how the valve operates. My mechanic said I could replace it if it is hanging and not warming up quick enough, but he says you have to be patient with this motor in the cold.

I have noticed that you can power up and it will override this valve and make the truck run better quicker.

Thanks for all the information! This forum is great!

[straycat]

Bump Bump Bump, I think this should stay around for awhile.

Gord.

[Ditty]

Do the MODS have a way to sticky posts so that they show up at the top??? It would be great to have a "MUST READ" forum so that we can sticky posts and put them there. Anyone else???

[straycat]

I think that would be a great idea for this one anyways, I've referred several people to this thread. It's real helpful to people that aren't aware of what happens to the trucks in the winter.

Gord.

[Turbodude]

hey let me know how to do it and ill copy the original text and sticky it...i was thinking it would be a good idea so that we don't have a huge thread...but i agree we should have a write up forum

[Turbodude]

well i gave the write up to a mod so hopefully they will sticky this...i think i got everybody who added credit in the writeup. if i forgot you then PM and ill add it in there.