Mep belch black smoke for a second on start

[Tokiozulu]

First post newbe here. Thanks to all here for the wealth of info you provide. I hope to contribute when I get my mep-80xx.

Looking at a low hour 802a that belches black smoke just for a second on start. Burns clean after a second or so. Normal? Sticky injector? Stand alone unit - no elevated aux fuel tank. Have only seen a brief video of the unit starting.

Any insight is appreciated - thanks.

 

[snowtrac nome]

this is in normal its going to be in full fuel until the governor kicks in and drops it back to idle

 

[Guyfang]

Not to worry. Too many other things you need to look at.

 

[twisted60]

Welcome from just up the road, Jupiter

 

[jamawieb]

Perfectly normal.

 

[rogpike]

My 3 tractors and diesel lawn mower all puff out black smoke upon start....so does my 803a...totally normal. Funny my dramax does not do that...EPA has more control over my truck since it is newer.

 

[DieselAddict]

If it doesn't give you some black smoke at the start you should be concerned.

 

[Tokiozulu]

Thanks for the confirmation. Looking forwards to getting one but auction pricing has gone nuts with this hurricane season being what it is. Might have to wait a while till things cool off. My wife and I both drive diesel - 335d and GL320 - the PDFs on the modern diesels do an amazing job. Lucky the military don't have to worry about emissions or these things would be a lot more complex.