8WA Sman Posted February 9, 2016 Share Posted February 9, 2016 I had a '99 7.3 that had all glow plugs ohming out in the k ohms. I pulled the bank 2 valve cover and glow plugs and the glow plugs all still ohm in the k ohm scale. Originally I thought glow plugs did not look damaged but on closer inspection and research I noticed some of the tips do have something going on. According to this http://www.beru.com/download/produkte/TI04_en.pdf the vehicle may have an in-cylinder issue. The vehicle had no codes and the alternator checked out OK. I replaced the both UVCH when I did the glow plugs(not because they were bad but because they were old and brittle) not replacing them would have been a bad idea IMO. I also replaced the valve cover gaskets. The new glow plugs had an amp draw of right around 20 amps each. I was in a little bit of a rush the other week when the vehicle was in. It came back Fri. with a bad alternator and the battery bolts need to be replaced, should have that stuff done tomorrow and will recheck everything then. I probably did not make a new post originally because I keep thinking these 7.3 are going away but they keep coming in. Here is Keith's response to the original post http://www.forddoctorsdts.com/topic/5920-whats-in-your-bay-part-vi/?p=58621 And JoeR http://www.forddoctorsdts.com/topic/5920-whats-in-your-bay-part-vi/?p=58622 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad Clayton Posted February 9, 2016 Share Posted February 9, 2016 Shiiiit, 7.3's are like stray kittens around here in NC..........they're everywhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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