Re: Any winter starting tips

Posted by Micael soldan on December 13, 2004 at 12:05:55 from (66.203.172.221):

In Reply to: Any winter starting tips posted by Dave MN on December 13, 2004 at 11:28:19:

Dave, your winter oil is important too. 10w30 will start easier than 30HD or a 5w40 for high hour engines.y fuel dealer adds kerosene to diesel for "winter diesel" and I believe it is about 10%. I use a diesel fuel conditioner in the winter which cleans injectors, removes moisture and lubes the pump. An AC dealer friend of mine says to put a quart of automatic trans fluid in each tank of fuel for the winter, it too removes moisture and lube the pump. A tractor stored inside seems to start easier than outside even though the temperature is the same in both places Some fellows put a bit of gasolene in their diesel fuel as a winter diesel, again sbout 10%. Volkswagon suggests doing this for their diesel engines in extreme cold conditions. I have put a couple of gallons of gasolene in a tank of diesel in sudden cold weather and it didn't hurt anything, my fuel certainly didn't gel. Your question was more directed at starting in cold, I think lighter winter oil, use your glow plugs and use an injector cleaner the year round. My 584 starts without ether, glow plugs or plug in and we get -27*C, my B250 needs about 35 seconds on glow plugs and then it kicks over and starts in the same extremes. Just be real careful with ether, try to rely on the heater to warm the engine and let the tractor start on that. Ether can be useful but it can wash the cylinder walls real quick if the tractor doesn't start, it can also ignite suddenly and take the top out of a piston. Don't ever use glow plugs and ether together as that is a recipe for trouble. Sounds like you are on the right track, plug it in , fire it up..put a couple of old blankets over the hood to keep the heat in when you have it plugged in...the best of luck getting started...Mike In Exeter Ontario

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