steven in Tn
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so this morning i had a guy coming to haul my loader from one farm to another, i went and cranked it up before he got there to be letting it warm up. the temp was in the low 40s and i let the glow plugs warm up for around a minute and it still wouldnt crank up after a few more tries it still wouldnt crank. so i had to use some ether to get her to start and after it sat there for a while warming up, i got on it to load it and it started knocking, at first i thought it was a glow plug blowing out because i have had a few of the cheapos blow the centers out and would make a loud hissing sound from the air coming thru it. i went ahead and loaded it up and got it home and checked the glow plugs and they look to still be good. it seems like it takes about 15-30 seconds after cranking it up for the knocking to start. i took side panels off and stuck a hose to the engine everywhere i could with the other end to my ear and cant tell where it is coming from. only thing i see wrong when i took the side panels off is the oil filter has started to leak again and a fair amount at that, but i always check the oil before using it and it is still well above safe starting range on dipstick. any ideas where i should start my troublshooting?