I learned something today

[07EddyB]

I just put a new belt and tensioner on. I tried to start the Ex with the intake snorkel off just to see what was going on with the new belt and the routing. It wouldn't start. No way no how. Well, it would fire but then die quickly. I assume since the MAF is within inches of the airbox it wasn't getting a signal and wouldn't cooperate.
I'm sure that's nothing new to the seasoned veterans here but I wanted to post it for future new member searches.
It really surprised me.

 

[michael loibl]

Even some of us "seasoned veterans" Forget some of the more obvious things sometimes. I did something very similar last year on a 2013 Ford F550 with gas V10 engine.

One of my coworkers accidentally filled it with 12 gallons of diesel, and made it about a mile down the road before the engine stalled. I went and got our medium duty wrecker and pulled it back to our shop. We pumped out 90% of the gas diesel mix from the tank, and refilled with about 10 gallons of gasoline.

Each time we tried to start it it would stumble and blow white smoke out of the exhaust and stall. Boss had me disconnect air intake and spray tiny squirts of starting fluid into the intake as he cranked it over. We were hoping to get it to run enough to purge the diesel mix out of the fuel injection.
After about 15 times to keep it alive I realized it was not going to run without the mass air sensor. Reconnected the intake tube and she ran fine from the first turn of the key

 

[Mbrooks420]

Starting fluid is terrible for a motor. Never use it to repeatedly start, or keep an engine running.

 

[michael loibl]

I know but my boss loves the stuff!
He buys it by the case, two of our older diesel trucks that don't go out regularly have three cans each stored in the glove box

When I mentioned that this isn't terribly good for the motor, his reply was something along the lines of "neither was Marquette filling the gas truck with diesel And driving it till it dropped last night!"

 

[thebrakeman]