Posted by MARK ROBKE on November 27, 2022 at 06:43:31 from (72.4.15.174):
In Reply to: 2140 Starts posted by rusty6 on November 26, 2022 at 19:11:22:
Well I have started many hundreds of unheated truck engines, as well as my own tractors and some for a place I worked at, in cold weather, and I would never give up after 5 seconds of cranking when it was cranking as well as your tractor was doing. I also saw white smoke which indicates to me a little more cranking would have started it. Try cranking for 30-40 seconds before giving up, and see what it does. If it continues to crank at that rpm, and you feel the starter and battery connections with your bare hand (warm is OK-after all it is working to crank a cold engine), it is ok. As long as the cranking RPM is remaining the same steady speed, you are not hurting anything. And always run the engine for a good while to recharge the batteries. If no start, wait one minute and try again. But I think it will start after 30 seconds. I still believe preheating with a block heater is best though, but sometimes that does not happen. And I also believe in the lightest whiff of ether below 30*, especially when it HAS to start. Lastly, please open the shed door before you try to start it. Mark.
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