1995 Ford F-250 Truck stalled and won't start

Tiny
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  • 1995 FORD F-250
  • V8
  • 4WD
  • AUTOMATIC
  • 165,000 MILES
My truck started running really rough then died and won't start. It turns over fine and sounds like it wants to fire but won't start. It's got a 7.3L power stroke diesel. I pulled the fuel filter and the fuel filter reservoir is empty even though the fuel tank is full. Should the fuel filter reservoir fill via an electric fuel pump when I turn on the key or is it a manual fuel pump and the engine has to turn for it to work. In either case the reservoir isn't filling up. What should I check next?
Tuesday, September 30th, 2008 AT 7:04 AM

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Tiny
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You have a bad fuel pump or possibly the FP regulator.
The regulator is operated electrically, but I would suspect the fuel pump.
Do not try any type of starting fluid on a diesel.

If equipped with an injector pump, I would get this fixed soon, because running the injector pump dry will cause it to fail and as you probably know, they are not cheap.
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Tuesday, September 30th, 2008 AT 7:26 AM
Tiny
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Is the pump in the tank or is it engine driven?
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Tuesday, September 30th, 2008 AT 9:41 AM
Tiny
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Mechanical, engine driven.
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Tuesday, September 30th, 2008 AT 9:51 AM

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