Ok I'm just going to lay this out here and see if I can get some help or direction. I work on cars quite a bit but a diesel is a new learning curve for me. I do not have deep pockets so figuring this out without spending a fortune or involving a shop would be the best outcome. I know I need to get this thing running because from what I read and pretty much know, letting this truck sit is only going to lead to more troubles. Here goes.....
The truck is a 2002 F350 Crew Cab Dully 4X4 with a 7.3. My father had the truck before me and was having some trouble getting to started before I took it off his hands. I replaced the glow plug regulator a soon as I got it home because you could visibly see it was bad. I also plan on replacing the glow plugs because even after I told him not to, he sprayed starting fluid in the engine. Since I believe the damage is already done to the glow plugs I did spray a little in the engine just to see if it would start. I know it's not good but, I needed to know if it would at least start and run. I did wait for the plugs to go out before I sprayed any in it. The truck did start and idle. I tried to take it down the road and after a bit of driving it, it didn't run smooth. I turned around and head back to the house and just before I got back in the driveway, the truck shut down. The engine just quit. It didn't do anything crazy like rattle or any out the ordinary noise. It just quite as if you rolled the key to shut it off. Now it will not start at all even with trying another squirt of starting fluid. I don't want to spay any more in it and damage anything else. I did get a little white/black smoke when trying to start it after it quit running. I am not sure how much my father sprayed in the engine but my fear is a lot because he still works on cars like they were built in 1960's. God love him but, Fire and a BFH are his go to tools. I am going to replace the glow plugs but what direction should I go from there. Please ask any question to help narrow this down. I work third shift type hours so I will check this as much as I can.
The truck is a 2002 F350 Crew Cab Dully 4X4 with a 7.3. My father had the truck before me and was having some trouble getting to started before I took it off his hands. I replaced the glow plug regulator a soon as I got it home because you could visibly see it was bad. I also plan on replacing the glow plugs because even after I told him not to, he sprayed starting fluid in the engine. Since I believe the damage is already done to the glow plugs I did spray a little in the engine just to see if it would start. I know it's not good but, I needed to know if it would at least start and run. I did wait for the plugs to go out before I sprayed any in it. The truck did start and idle. I tried to take it down the road and after a bit of driving it, it didn't run smooth. I turned around and head back to the house and just before I got back in the driveway, the truck shut down. The engine just quit. It didn't do anything crazy like rattle or any out the ordinary noise. It just quite as if you rolled the key to shut it off. Now it will not start at all even with trying another squirt of starting fluid. I don't want to spay any more in it and damage anything else. I did get a little white/black smoke when trying to start it after it quit running. I am not sure how much my father sprayed in the engine but my fear is a lot because he still works on cars like they were built in 1960's. God love him but, Fire and a BFH are his go to tools. I am going to replace the glow plugs but what direction should I go from there. Please ask any question to help narrow this down. I work third shift type hours so I will check this as much as I can.