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Have to get used to the cold weather effects. Diesels rely on compression temp to explode the diesel fuel mist. When that doesn't happen because everything is cold, you have to improvise. Different mfgrs supplied different types of things to assist. My MF35 uses a hootus called thermostart. It is a coil of wire located in the intake manifold and has a diesel fuel line attached to the rear. The game plan is for the operator to put the key switch in the thermostart positon and hold if for a period of time (depending on the temp outside). While holding the switch, the heater in the thing gets red hot and opens a valve that lets diesel drip on the hot wire. It catches fire.....literally. Then if your guessing is correct, you twist your key switch a little moore (CCW on MF) and the starter turns (thermostart is still on ) and the engine sucks these "great balls of fire" (Jerry Lee Lewis) into the combustion chamber where they provide the needed heat to make the mist go boom. Other things are starting fluid (ether) down the air inlet, and block, radiator hose heaters that you plug into the household AC outlet. If your engine is worn and subsequently has low compression, or your starting system is not up to par (battery, wiring, and clean-tight-bright terminals,)you will also have a harder than normal time starting your engine. Mark
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