Riffraff Diesel Technical Knowledge Center
Diesel Fuel Gelling and Waxing: Symptoms, Prevention, and How to Fix It
Oct 9th 2026
Most diesel owners know the risk dropping winter temperatures imposes on diesel fuel. As diesel gets cold, naturally occurring paraffin wax begins coming out of solution. Those wax crystals can
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7.3L Powerstroke IDM Failure: Symptoms, Codes, and Diagnosis
Sep 17th 2026
A 7.3L Powerstroke can have great fuel pressure, good ICP, a perfectly good cam sensor, and pretty much everything else in good working order, and still not start. When this happens, it’s time t
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1994.5-1997 7.3L Powerstroke OBS Fuel Bowl Leaks: Diagnosis and Repair
Sep 17th 2026
Diesel in the valley of an OBS 7.3L doesn't automatically mean the fuel bowl is leaking. Unlike the later Super Duty, the OBS uses a two-stage mechanical fuel pump in the engine valley, along with sev
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7.3L Powerstroke ICP Sensor: How It Works, Failure Symptoms, Codes, and Diagnosis
Posted by Adam Blattenberg on Aug 26th 2026
The ICP sensor is one of the more important sensors on a 7.3L Powerstroke, and also one of the easier ones to diagnose.
ICP stands for Injection Control Pressure. The sensor is threaded into the high-
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7.3L Powerstroke E-Series vs. F-Series: What’s Actually Different?
Aug 21st 2026
At a glance, a 7.3L Powerstroke in an Econoline looks like the same engine found in an F-250 or F-350. For the most part, it is. The problem starts with everything Ford had to change to stuff that eng
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