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Excessive fuel smoke coming from my exhaust

I just bought an 89 ford with a 7.3L diesel. i noticed that there is an excessive amount of fuel smoke coming from the exhaust. and it seems to be using a lot of fuel. and it seems like it is straining pulling a small trailer.

  • ctagivens May 19, 2009

    well i think i will try the fuel filter someone else mentioned that to me i am not really familiar with diesels.

  • Dan C May 11, 2010

    This really sounds like a timing issue (too late), but I'm not that familiar with your particular engine to say for sure. Did the previous owner put in fuel pump modifications or injectors for more 'power'?

    Is the turbo spinning?

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Change fuel filter. I know it doesn't make sense. It seems like you're getting too much fuel, so the filter shouldn't be plugged. But that's how they act.

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