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Re: Hard-starting Ford 4000
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Posted by Geo in SD on February 23, 2005 at 19:06:51 from (216.254.224.242):
In Reply to: Hard-starting Ford 4000 posted by Tim in TX on February 23, 2005 at 09:12:19:
It shouldn't start that hard even if it is fairly cold temps. I had a 4000 about the same year as yours and it always started very easy. It would start without the heaters down to about 40 degrees or so. During winter I used a tank heater on it, plug it in a hour or so before I needed to use it. All the 4000's I knew of in my area always started very well. The white smoke is unburned fuel, caused by a lack of compression more than likely. After the engine runs for a while, the heat factor is not a problem. I would suspect low compression and I would also check your fuel system while I was at it.
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