Yes “fix your truck for a quarter” was invented by Ron. To many other RU-vidrs are posting this not mentioning that fact.... RIP sir you are still teaching us!!!!
To Ron's family, I hope you understand how far reaching Ron's love of diesels went. Gone before his time, his videos keep him in the forefront of our minds. I've said it before, I'm sorry for your loss. While the diesel community continues to morn the thought of you loss of husband and father saddens me deeply. You all are still in my thoughts, be well....
Great advise from someone not with us any longer. I didn’t realize he passed until a day ago. Ron has helped me with my truck, in the last 10 months, more than anyone I’ve taken her to in the last 2 years.
I am new to owning a diesel truck and my truck had these exact issues. I watched his video not known by he had passed. I pulled the valve cover only to find someone before me had traded this fix but with a thinner washer! Plug was unplugged driver's side aft part of the plug. The washer measured 0.052". My quarter I pulled out of the coin holder measured 0.065". The washer came out easy. The quarter went in quite a bit tougher. Put it all back together and started right up. To Ron's family, I am so thankful for him. I didn't know about the accident until I went to post this tonight. Thank you to everyone who takes the time to share knowledge like this.
I have one of these in my shop, not being a diesel tech I just did a high pressure oil pump and it started running exactly as shown in this video. I did the buzz test and once again it sounded exactly as he described. I didn't need to pull the valve cover, I checked the external connection on the passenger bank and felt it click in to the proper position. I guess I must have bumped it pulling that stupid aluminum air tube out or putting it back in. But this video gave me (a professional mechanic) the information I needed when the information we pay for left me high and dry. I am a gas engine pro, but not many diesels come through our doors here. Thanks for the help, and after reading the comments I see that he has passed. It's amazing that nowadays we have the technology that someone that is no longer counted among us can still share his or her wealth of knowledge. Thanks again for the help and Happy trails, No more tool bills for you, rest easy!!
To Ron family. I am so grateful to come across Ron’s RU-vid videos. Today finally fix my 7.3 when I find out that the passenger manifold was warm to the touch and drivers side hot. The quarter trick belong to Ron. RIP Ron.
Thank you! This was exactly my problem. My truck left me stranded with my three boys on the side of the road. Could tell that it was not catastrophic probably fuel related or Electrical. After watching your video I was able to diagnose and resolve my issue. Thank you very much for the economical repair for a high mileage truck.
Ron strikes again! Fixed for 25 cents. Many thanks to Ron’s family for leaving his videos up. I cannot express my gratitude enough. Ron was awesome at his art.
I have 02 7.3 it started runnin rough and missin bad, so last night I watched your video and today I took the valve cover off of the drivers side and found the plug unplugged I ndidnt use a quarter but I made a shim and then I put high temp silicone and put it back together and fired it up and no miss. thanks for the video.Rons Plumbing
I found this channel after buying an F550 for a small business. This and other videos Ron made have helped me so much. I hit subscribe in hopes that it will help someone Ron cared about as much as he has helped me. I hope everyone does the same. Also I started out watching videos by Stephen Cox. He gave Ron Credit for his knowledge. I thought that pretty honorable. That’s rare today. Or maybe not, I hope.
This video helped me fix my truck today. I had a p1316 and a p0674. The p0674 indicates a glow plug problem on cylinder 4. HAH. Now I know what side to work on. And sure enough drivers side connector was falling out. I installed my $0.25 fix and it runs great now. The video saved me a lot of time.
Thanks to this video, I got one of the company's service truck up and running again. It sat in the yard for a year!, and ran like sh1t for years before that. lol. RIP Ron, you're still alive on RU-vid
How many of you guys have put on a seatbelt now when you normally wouldn’t have. I used to wear my seatbelt about half the time at work driving a utility bucket truck but always wear it now because of Ron’s tragedy. Best wishes to his wife and kids. Long live his diesel wizardry and being refreshed with the 7.3
I will miss him greatly we used to watch him at the ford garage i used to work at I still watch him all time my condolences to his family he was great man and good teacher I could learn so much from 20 min video than hours of classroom work
Im a auto tech and I never really cared to work on the diesels. But since I started watching your videos, I dont seem to dislike them as much. I actually look forward to seeing your fixes. Thanks for the inspiration Ron,
Great video! Ron was the man. This is exactly how I fixed my drivers side under valve cover gasket. I used the the temp gun like he said and figured it was the drivers side. I’ve learned a lot from Ron.
This guys amazing, so sad to learn of his passing. A very knowledgeable professional, reminds me of my dad who passed away coming up on 2 years ago. I miss him so much, he could always figure out the problems of diesels. Easy to talk to like this guy Ron, condolences to the family, may he Rest In Peace.
Thank you for this. I did the drivers side on my 01 F250 yesterday after it developed a miss. Found the harness loose and the quarter fix worked like a champ.
Thanks so much for your video.I have a 2000 E-350;the engine had no power sounded horrible and I had a big job the next day,I was frustrated;I dad just changed the ICP sensor because it gave me the same problem, and the " mechanic " said that the ICP was causing the problem; that night I watched your video and the truck you were working sounded just like mine.I started working on it to find exactly the same problem.I really thank you because of your video I was able to go to work the next day.
watch the video from his son. He wore his seat belt in a car but not til a mile or two down the road. A car driven by a drowsy driver crossed into his lane causing his diesel VW bug to flip ejecting him from the sun roof. An unfortunate freak accident.
I know this is several years old now, but wanted to say thank you anyways. Very well laid out, solid information without any of the guessing and internet assumptions you see in many videos. I have this exact issue, but has been hard to chase as it is intermittent. Cuts out 4cyl (always drivers bank) but usually running fine by the time i limp it back home. Checked UVCH twice, inspected entire harness, pulled IDM to check connection for corrosion, checked PCM for any signs of corrosion/damage, Replaced CPS for good measure (it was a grey aftermarket style, and has been working for over a year but replaced with Motorcraft anyways) and now I am to the point where I am fairly sure I have a bad IDM. Either that or an injector is shorting internally. I do not have a way to buzz test, but am sending off IDM to get tested and will have to get a shop to buzz test if the IDM comes back good.
Have a 7.3 later ran brother for about a year tried little bit of everything trying to fix it The other daye light came on and it pulled a P 1316 code looked up your video I love the quarter trick that's exactly what it was the wiring harness it slipped out of place locally Nobert connections clean the connections out anyway with an air gun put everything back together ran like a top thanks again
@virris88 Thank you. I was trying to think what to do if you had no tools and I can't say to touch it. At least not on tape. wow just showed my age now I have to explain what tape was?
Ron, thank you very much for the instructions. I had the check engine light and 1316 code, running/idling rough (not as bad as your example). Found the plugs backed out of both banks, the passenger bank was my problem. Fixed my truck for a quarter and did the PM for another quarter. Appreciate the hot tip, I've subscribed to your channel as I'm going to keep this 2002 for a while longer.
Ron- You are a good man. I love when guys want to share their knowledge- thank you. Little tips, like letting the breather on, are what make these kind of jobs go so much smoother. We do this on all 7.3's that we come in contact with now. I wonder if the dealership knows you're letting all of the money making secrets go- keep it up!
Thanks for posting this Ron! I've got an '05 7.3 with the exact same problem. My scan tool has bi-directional control, but it won't perform the buzz test. However, I do have a Fluke thermal imager.
Ron you saved me lots of money tonight. I was at a light took off and bam running like crap on 4 cylinders. Was getting ready to order valve cover gaskets and maybe IDM until I found your video on a google search first page. Thanks! John
Thank you Ron. It worked great for me. I only had to do the left side thanks to your video. But I found the connector was missing the tab that would hold the quarter! Previous owner/mechanic? I was able to safety wire the connector. Runs great now!
Ron, I can't thank you enough for the knowledge you gave shared. I finally figured out what was wrong with my truck and it the P 1316 code as-well. After watching your video I once again pulled the drivers side valve cover and looked at the harness connector. This time I took my time checked the connection which was loose and put a Quarter in it to make it stay. (Last time I pulled it in a hurry and pinched the connector closed without realizing it. Thanks again for your time and help. :)
I thank you for your video's, I have learned a lot from you. Last week my ford f250 quit on me. To make a long story short , I followed one of your video's on trouble shooting fuel system. Sure think, the fuel sending unit filter were all clogged. Now my truck starts up like a match and runs like a clock.
Dude u rock my garage wanted to charge me 1700.00 dollars to change my idm, fuel pressure reg, and cam sensor. When this was the problem. Thxs so much u r great
Also for those of you with a pyrometer that is measured in the down pipe, its only reading one side of your engine. So you should be able to tell from that which side it is, worked for me
Pretty cool video, my F350 just started to run rough. My first guest was sticky injectors but then the issue will go away in a matter on a second and idle smooth! then I started to think about electrical issue, I will look into getting my valve covers off to do the quarter fix soon.
Ron, love that quarter trick. However I have a 97 Powerstroke that sounds exactly like the quarter trick truck. Had local ford dealer scan the truck for 150.00. Teck changed CP's for test then said injector 1 and 3. I replaced valve cover gasket on that side and harness plugs. Also changed injector 3. This resulted in no change in performance. Went to passenger side removed valve cover and disconnected injectors while the engine was running. 2 cyl made little change and other 2 almost stalled the engine. Decided to swap injectors 2 and 4. After the swap problem did not show up. Now 3 out of 4 disconnects made a large drop in rpm. Next move to replace valve cover gasket and harness plugs on the even side. Anny suggestions?
Ron I had the passenger side injector wire harness replaced a year ago on my 2001 f350 dually 7.3. It started the same symptoms as it had before with running rough and loss of power. yesterday I decided to take apart the driver side valve cover and put a quarter inside the harness. This did not cure the problem. Do you think the the passenger side injector harness could have failed or come apart again?
Ron I need to prob your brain! =] I gotta tear into my 1994.5 and figure out where my miss is. I hope its a wiring harness but i fear its possibly the solenoid because it keeps giving me a check engine light and looses power big time when the light comes on. Seems that the IDM is cutting all injectors back. It runs fine until the light comes on other than a slight miss. But as soon as the check engine light comes on it looses power big time!! On the 1994.5 it doesn't do the buzz check. Plus it has two harness plugs on each gasket which if one looses connection you might very well loose one or two cylinders instead of the whole side. Great video man!!
I just put in brand new injecors in my 01 f250. It now has misfire at idle and only injector #5 failed the buzz test. And it has a bit of a knock at idle. Could this loose connection be my problem?? I've already went through 3 sets of reman injectors thinking I bought a bad set. Now I'm wondering. Did I pull wires apart during the injector install? Or is my idm bad? An answer would be greatly appreciated. Thank you in advance.
I have a 97 F-350 4X4 7.3L it is unsafe to drive, as it just quits driving down the road, then it won't start for 1 to 2 hours, and then sometimes it only goes 1/4 mile and quit again or sometimes it will go 200+ miles but we never know when or where it quits, sometimes it has codes one is P1316 and another code, and the parts store looked them up and said that one code list 28 parts it could be and the other 30 parts, he said that's 90% of the engine!! It doesn't run ruff like in this video, it runs great when it's running but it just quits... I took it down to the rip-off places near me that charge $250.00 just to read the codes! Saying that's Diagnostic fee, and gets a "OUTRAGEOUS" $150.00 BUCKS AN HOUR!! NO ONE DESERVES MORE THAN UNION PAY OF $25.00 PER HOUR!! Especially when they charge to replace a part they say will fix it, and it doesn't fix the problem!! Called Ford they won't even look at it, or even give me an idea of what it would be... So I will NEVER EVER buy a Ford again!! I called the Chevy dealer near me and said I had a 97 pickup truck and they said bring it down! I'm Handicapped and on a low fixed income and after replacing 3 parts that "THEY SAID WOULD FIX THE PROBLEM" and spending thousands of dollars and finding that I could have bought all those parts for under 100 bucks on the internet... I need to help my neighbor go from Vegas to NH to take care of her sick sister and she has her grandson with her as well, so this needs to get fixed... So I need someone that has had this problem and list what fixed it... Or get someone that will fix this for a reasonable price, and I will film it... Please Help...
Hey Ron! My entire left bank is dead; I've replaced the injector harness (broken clip on injector harness connector) and the valve cover gasket. I'm reading < 5 ohms for each injector on the harness side of the valve cover gasket connector. The truck also has a refurbished IDM. I've performed wire resistance and continuity checks of the IDM/Injector harness; no shorts to ground or power. After all the repairs, there's no change. So I checked output power from the IDM to the injectors. KOEO, I'm only seeing 4.6 VDC and 4.1 VDC on the left/right bank power wires (IDM pins 23 & 24); is that the spec or is my IDM faulty. I have system voltage on IDM pin 14 (PCM input) and no voltage on the ground wire (IDM pin 26). Any help would be appreciated!
Hey Ron i have question i have a 2000 ford 7.3 Powerstroke when i connect my scanner my truck shuts off. I had a code for glow plugs i found two of them where bad so i replace them .they are telling me to replace valve cover harness and computer. To fix the scanner problem
@TechAutoSport Did you ever get this fixed? My 99 F350 has nearly the exact same issues. It seems if I have the block heater plugged in the truck will run fine. I changed out my HPOP oil and thought that had fully resolved it but the problem came back shortly after changing the oil out.
Mine Ford F-550 2002 7.3Diesel power stroke wont start..Batteries fully charged...What would be the next thing to do? How to diagnose and point out the problem??
Is it true that the cylinders are numbered differently on the diesels? That would explain the firing order of 1-2-7-3-4-5-6-8 which is no different from the firing order of most Ford gasoline V8s if they used a similar cylinder numbering scheme.
hay Ron I have a 1995 f250 7.3 dit has rough idle and stalls at 55mph but when I push pedal to floor it smooth right.I have a micro tuner 1705 it runs rough in all modes but worse in proformance mode throws no code
I normally don't see our answer questions on here. is the ipr reaching 50%. fuel pressure? even crank? i have some videos. i would suggest the one about autoenginuity 7.3 disnosis. or this one to get the good versus bad injector click sound.
*****WARNING******* DO NOT USE A QUATER FOR THIS REPAIR. USE A STEEL WASHER!!!! I used a quater and dropped into a deep crevice next to the push rod. I had to pull the rocker and rod out. And stil struggled to get it out with some very long hemostats. Had I used a steel washer it would haved literally saved me hours! I could have just used a magnet to retrieve it. Also my clip was so brittle it had broken. So I had to use some RTV to glue it together.
The best Powerstroke made, I had a 1999 that my ex ended up with after our divorce. Tells me it's still running strong with nearly 250,000 miles was told that it did need an injector replace and some lever on the turbo replaced, I don't recall any lever so I don't know what he is talking about.
Hi Enjoyed your video. I have a question for you. I have a 1997 e350 ford power stroke 7.3 diesel ctv turbo e super duty and sometimes it does not shift from 1 gear to another when moving to a higher gear. Do you have any suggestions on what to look for. Mechanics seems to be puzzled. Thank you.
Hi Ron. Have you ever ran across a issue with harness where it looked ok and was bad? Reason being, I had my 7.3 powerstroke to the dealer to find out why it was loading up and blowing white smoke (unburnt fuel) . They told me # 6 & #8 injectors and a bad ebp sensor. I replaced injectors and sensor and cleaned tube. It still runs the exact same way. And still bucks every once and a while. I was wondering if maybe I might have a bad harness, it was plugged in and looked fine.
