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She won't start in the cold!
Lax, It sure is looking like your pre-heater is not working at all. If the engine doesn't burbble, stutter or exhibit any changes while cranking with the flame heater switch on, it seems to me that there is no heat in the air inlet manifold. If the engine cranking performance does change... -
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She won't start in the cold!
Thanks Derby, for your informative description of the flame heater. I thought that was the way it operated but was not sure. I worked in the Artic for over 20 years and we used to start Ford and Chevy diesels at -30/-40 by spraying WD-40 into the air cleaner inlet. These were glow plug... -
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She won't start in the cold!
I would like to know exactly how the inlet air pre-heater works. I have read the data that I have available and it seems to me that this is basically an injector device that is spark plug fired only when the dash switch is in the "on" position. (My Cummins Dodge engine has an electric manifold...