Cold start up M35A2 Video

[91W350]

I started my 1968 this morning, not much light to work with, 18 degrees, fired right off!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mT0PK-OD7fk

 

[swbradley1]

I'll be happy if mine starts Sat morning when I have to move it and it's inside the barn. It will be about 20 outside.

 

[91W350]

My old 72 was great about starting cold, maybe all that time in South Dakota sank in. This 68 is pretty quick normally, not as quick or strong as the 72. I hope yours fires up for you....nothing ruins a day like fighting with a stubborn diesel.....

 

[Titanium Soldier]

I love how pi$$ed off they sound on a cold start.. like waking up an old man from a nap

 

[glcaines]

My 69 Kaiser always starts without issues down to the teens. Below that I use 1 - 2 shots of ether and no problem. I quit using a block heater because it starts fine without one.

 

[TACTICAL6]

I wish mine started that fast!

 

[jsthnt@gmail.com]

Sounds like it is doing good. Mine started on Tuesday at 6 below. I used the preheater but it started right up.

 

[4play]

Mine has sat for months without starting, and it always fires right up. The other morning it was in the low 20's and the duece had been sitting for around 2mos and it cranked probably 1-2 seconds and fired right up with no assist, and was ready to go .

 

[Katahdin]

Jealous. Mine takes a couple tries with the flame heater unless the block heater was plugged in. Are you running 100% diesel?

 

[Tlauden]

Mine fires up great in the cold, that's on at LEAST 50/50 diesel WMO mix, there may be more WMO than diesel, I never measure. She smokes a bit but usually fires within 3 seconds. I usually turn the master power on for about 20 secs before trying to crank her over, I believe there's a small fuel leak and it loses prime, oh well, that's a problem for a warmer day haha

 

[APM215]

Nice vid. Heres mine. I used the manifold flame heater only. -8 C. or 17.6 F.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XIxAX6PBZpo

 

[91W350]

Nice truck! Your video is much better than mine....I never thought about an across the cab view, it will be getting colder here and I will shoot another. Thanks for sharing!

 

[wsucougarx]

Here's my entry for the Cold Start Division. I actually made this video because I am selling this truck. I have it listed in the classified but I know how you all like pics and vids I attemped to edit this video but my attempts to shorten the video only made it twice as long. The short vid version plays first then the unedited long version right after.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CXekV_RYpY0

 

[APM215]

Didn’t get a video of it but I just started the M35 with out aid at a freezing -20c/ -4F! Cranked about 12-13 times and then started like a crabby old man with a bad chest cold. LOL
I don’t want a , I don’t want a , I don’t want a , I don’t want a , I don’t want a blap cough blap blap cough cough!! Then smoked out the yard.
Sorry about the picture quality I used my phone.

 

[bombdfuzer1369]

How does the little cold engine switch lower left of steering wheel help start the M35A2 in cold weather. Cant seem to find out what it actually does in the manual
It's for my 1970 Kaiser

 

[Merc1973]

How does the little cold engine switch lower left of steering wheel help start the M35A2 in cold weather. Cant seem to find out what it actually does in the manual
It's for my 1970 Kaiser

It's sometimes difficult not to repeat answers, but asking and answering "live" is what a forum is all about IMHO, so let's see, the purpose of the intake manifold heater is to warm the air and promote ignition at very cold temperatures. Should never be needed above 20°F and with good batteries, probably not above 10°F.
Fuel from the engine injection pump at about 35 psi, is boosted in pressure by the "flame heater" pump to about 90 psi and an ignition module continuously sparks the flame heater spark plug to ignite the vaporized fuel within the intake manifold.
One drawback is that it uses air when in operation and should only be used while cranking and intermittently. Another drawback is that you don't really know that it's working. I made an optical sensor to give an indication that there was fire, but that's another story...

http://www.steelsoldiers.com/showthread.php?42522-manifold-heater



http://www.steelsoldiers.com/upload/M35/TM9-2320-209-10-1.pdf#page=96

http://www.steelsoldiers.com/upload/M35/PS article Warm-up PDF.pdf

 

[bombdfuzer1369]

Thank you for the education. It was 22 below when I tried using it, and although it started with much hesitation, it did start. Just no indicator that it is working.

 

[91W350]

If it started at 22 below, it is working!

 

[Wildchild467]

I love cold start videos! I wish mine started when It was 10 degrees out and such. It loves the block heater. I dont drive it much at all in the winter. Only to go out and play on roads that have not been plowed yet. But it is fun starting it up and letting it warm up

 

[74M35A2]

I love cold start videos! I wish mine started when It was 10 degrees out and such. It loves the block heater. I dont drive it much at all in the winter. Only to go out and play on roads that have not been plowed yet. But it is fun starting it up and letting it warm up

I have this strange feeling one would find a somewhat direct correlation between cylinder leak-down rate vs cold start-ability in a compression ignition engine.....