WILL IT START!? Ford OBS 7.3 Powerstroke abandoned 10 years!

Today on the channel we take a look at this 1996 Ford F-250 7.3 Powerstroke that has been sitting for 10 years. Equipped with a full veggie oil conversion system to run instead of diesel, what are we getting into? Will this abandoned truck start?

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[steveedwards]

Those old 7.3 PowerStrokes are tough as nails. Glad to see someone giving it another chance. Subbing to see more. Peace.

[michaelbenoit]

My first truck was a 1995 7.3 Powerstroke. The truck sat 3 yrs. towed it home dropped 2 fresh batteries in it & it started right up instantly. It leaked fuel everywhere, but she ran.

[TecumsehRulesbcserk]

Mine was sitting in a farm garage for 10 years with a camper on the back of it and it started up on the fifth try.

[John.]

Man that idle is such a beautiful sound

[silasandwesvlogs]

I found a free obs on marketplace it had been sitting for 17 years I put fuel in it a battery and starter fluid and it cranked almost immediately

[ewenlittle]

Nice one man. That old truck just wanted to live again 👍🏻🙂

[hondaxlk]

Just picked up a 97 f250 hd. 7.3 power stroke.. Extended cab. 4x4. 5 thousand cash. Runs. Needs shackles.. comes with new ones and even better springs.. I just gotta put them in .. o and new batteries..

[sergeantmasson]

Those 7.3 diesel engines are damn near bulletproof. Mine has 359 K miles and zero problems since new.

[brianfackrell]

I bought a 94.5 that sat for 10 years, I am learning a lot about the 7.3.

[keithmoore]

Where’s ol peg at when you need the 7.3 king lol

[charlesmoyer]

Never seen "ol PEG" hook up a computer to tell him he's out of fuel...😂

[caveone-]

Haven't read through the other comments and don't know if it was mentioned, but those solenoids are notorious for going bad. People jump them all the time. There is a two-prong connector for the glow plug relay. You definitely had a tach signal because you could see the needle bouncing as you were cranking it. That starter was really getting a workout lol 😅

[briancanfield]

Always plug block heater in on 7.3 that hasn’t run in a while

[ianburit]

Hi all, love the cooking oil use, as I used to run my old 1991 Landrover turbo diesel (as most are in the UK) on %50 diesel and %50 new cooking oil, but added a good "Splash" of petrol (ok gas) to it all to stop it getting too thick in winter plus it made it run very well.. try a "splash" of Gas in your truck maybe.. It's an old truck driver's tip here... Diesel prices in the UK have gone crazy also now at £1-87 per litre = to £8.20 a UK gallon.. stupid prices, sadly my newer Landrover Freelander turbo diesel with its factory fitted BMW engine dont like other fuels so Im stuck paying pump prices.. Anyway it is what it is eh.. Thanks for the video - Ian - UK.

[MrJoshiej]

Nice find it sounds beautiful once you connected the Glow Plugs it started very smoothly

[TheFarmallfarmer]

That poor 7.3 diesel sitting outside. Poor girl.

[jacobbrock]

Y'all had a lot of faith in that starter. Shoulda popped that fuel filter cap off and looked in there to see what was happening. Also for future reference if you're gonna spray starting fluid unplug the two prong plug on the glow plug relay. It disables it until you plug it back in.

[ripperlipper]

Those engines don’t die. I had a camper that had a 7.3 in it and it sat for a year or 2 and all that had to be done was charge the battery and it started it did need new glow plugs tho

[shanelakings]

Just saw this video randomly -- small world 😂 Shout out to Aidan back in the Watlow Winona days lol