Dan in Ohio
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- Location
- Mid-Ohio
Convinced myself last night that there had to be fluid in the cylinders that seeped past the rings (oil) or fuel. There definitely seemed to be something physically stopping the engine from going through compression stroke. The same thing happens in a small gas engine when it is flooded(have the broken starer ropes to prove that). So this am I decided to change oil in both diesel and pony as they were due anyway. I always flush when changing oil and thought that might help clear the cylinders . First started the pony to let it motor the diesel to mix the oil for a couple minutes. The thing sounded so good motoring the engine under decompression I thought why not try to start again. So I eased the decompression lever forward and started hearing it go through the compression cycle as usual so I hit the throttle and it fired right up. I am still scratching my head on this one.