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I bypassed my entire system by using 11 volt glow plugs, a ford starter relay and a momentary switch on the dash to energize the relay. Wired direct from the battery through a 50 amp circuit breaker with 10 gauge wire to the relay and glow plugs and 16 guage wire from the relay to momentary switch. ...

There doesn't have to be anti freeze in the oil from a blown head gasket or cracked head. The gasket can crack between the water jacket and cylinder. However you can't go wrong by refilling the radiator and hoping it'll work. Unfortunately once these engines overheat the head suffers by warping and ...

I'd have to say it's the head gasket, or cracked head.
In any case you'll have to pull the head off to inspect.

It's pretty simple. Put the pulleys on the marks, install the belt, tension it, turn it over twice by wrench and if the marks are in the same place you're good. If not, you scewed up. Repeat previous steps. If you run the engine without doing that, you'll hit the valves with pistons. "pissedand...

Could burning gasoline cause that?
How long after refueling did it burn out?

Over the last few months my speedometer has been reading erratically and making noises when it was cold, everything operated fine once the van was warmed up. The noise was very loud, when it first occurred I thought my drivers side wheel bearings were thrashed. I hoped that it was probably oil/greas...

Are you on the grounding side of the dome light? If you are between the light and the door switch it will be hot - until the door is opened and the circuit is closed to ground thru the door switch. Should you have wired a hot lead onto that side of the dome light circuit it will blow a fuse, the amp...

I just by passed the whole works with a momentary switch, solenoid, circuit breaker and 11 volt glow plugs.
I just glow it for about 10 seconds and it starts right up.
Aside from the glow plugs I think the total cost was about $35.

The ECU is in the pillar behind the drivers seat and the relays etc are on the firewall under the hatch behind the drivers seat.
They're awkward to get at without removing the seat and the air filter hose.

Before getting too involved with the engine, eliminate everything else by loosening/removing the fan belts and starting the engine to see if the alternator etc, is the culprit. The alternator lower anchor bolt is a recurring theme for rattles. Also re-torque the front crankshaft bolt and ensure ther...

I think you just have a bad starter relay, that only fails when it's hot. The only way to test it is to check the terminals for power when it occurs. There are a few threads relating to this, just do a search to find them. There's also an excellent thread regarding the glow plug system operation in ...

You're going to have to be a bit more specific on how your manual system is wired. Is it just bypassing the ignition switch? Or is it eliminating the glow plug controller and using the relays? Or have you wired directly to the plugs? There is no 24 volt circuit, just 12 and 6. The starter relay is l...

I mounted mine on the front bush bar.
Removed the lights that I never used, drilled through the bar and used 1/2" ready rod double nutted and washers to anchor the rod.

I had the same issue, checked the charge rate, which was well below what it should be. Started to remove the alternator and discovered that wiring harness to the alternator was rubbing against the frame. When I cut it open I found the heavy guage wire that bolts to the alternator was 90 percent cut ...

I had an ongoing oil leak on the right side of the engine. Replaced the Valve cover gasket and plug - no luck. I finally decided to track it down. Used a spraybottle and brake clean to clean it all off. Let it idle for 20 minutes. Looked like it was coming from the oil filter seal. Cleaned there aga...