Sorry if I seem to be out of date, but that engine is also out of date. I went to Ford school on the 7.3 diesel back when it was a current engine. At that time, it was indirect injection as in the poster's case. We were strongly cautioned that ANY use of starting fluids was very dangerous for the reasons I previously stated.
While I may not be right on that cutting edge of the latest and greatest, I also do not post answers to questions unless I KNOW the answers. Some things are simply a matter of common sense.
On two occasions, BOB has flamed me in challenging my posts. I still stand by what I said. BOB could tone down his flames a bit. I would be happy to discuss any mechanical issues with him on a one-to-one basis. We may not agree on everything, but again, flaming is not necessary. I will defer to one with a greater knowledge either from experience or education.
However, in this case, testing was done at Ford engineering, and in class I was shown films of failing glow plugs under controlled conditions. I have seen what they can do. Pressures caused by highly volatile fluids like starting fluid can cause pressures in the combustion chamber to go higher than the design of glow plugs allows. Does that mean that I have to document them to BOB??
I don't pretend to be an expert in every field of mechanics. I only answer to this type of question when I am reasonably sure that I know the correct answers. You will never see me answer to a question on plowing, hydraulics, or how much seed you need to plant a field since those are out of my field of expertise.
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