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Cold starting assist

jmiller

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Can anything be used for a cold starting assist in the 6.5?


We know all that starting fluid = Kaboom and a busted motor. :nono:

What about WD40 or penetrating oil spray?
 
i used staring fluid in my 6.2 but the glowplugs were dead. mine you too much and you'll end up with that KABOOM effect. A little dab will do ya.
 
I'd always heard to use WD-40 on a diesel...mind you this was for large old pieces of equipment. WD-40 because it was easier on the internal parts than ether.
 
NO NO NO.

Just diesel fuel and fixed whatever is wrong.

Add manual GP controller, make sure GP are good, etc.
 
JMJNet said:
NO NO NO.

Just diesel fuel and fixed whatever is wrong.

Add manual GP controller, make sure GP are good, etc.
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It all works, Verified each glow plug and the block heater. It starts without much smoke at 10F with no block heater.

But if its -6F with no block heater because of no electricity you get no start. Even with a booster jump.

Short of putting a torpedo heater or a propane pavement torch under the truck, what else can you do?

Manual glows, I haven't added that. But if it won't hit while cranking, can you afford to crank and glow at the same time in that kind of weather? The extra 100 A or so would drop voltage to the point of damaging the starter. Not to mention slowing crank speed and draining the batterys that much faster.


Its not that something is wrong or broke, its your in the middle of BFE and the truck has been sitting in sub zero weather. How can you get it started.

I've seen penetrating oil used to prime a semi.
I've use Ether on direct injection for years. ( I also know why to use it on the 6.5{the glows will pre ignite, bending rods etc.)
I've used a heater to warm the engine.
I head about a hair drier / heat gun in the air cleaner intake to warn the air.​
For that emergency, you carry a good set of jumper cables (mine are 0 gauge) and what else to get the truck started!
 
i have started mine every day this week at -3 with all glow plugs working. never a prob.
 
Pull the accordion off the air filter and turn it up (vertically) a bit by loosening the turbo clamp a bit and pulling the CDR line out...

Stick a hair dryer in the air intake for about 2 minutes... then start the truck.
Any hot air source will do the same thing... propane torch works, too, but you need 2 people; one to crank, one to hole the torch in close to the intake.

If you want to start a cold truck...Ask a Canuck.
 
JiFaire said:
Pull the accordion off the air filter and turn it up (vertically) a bit by loosening the turbo clamp a bit and pulling the CDR line out...

Stick a hair dryer in the air intake for about 2 minutes... then start the truck.
Any hot air source will do the same thing... propane torch works, too, but you need 2 people; one to crank, one to hole the torch in close to the intake.

If you want to start a cold truck...Ask a Canuck.
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I used the wife's hair dryer to try and get the wood stove to draft on a windy cold day recently, she was pissed when ashes blew throughout the bathroom. I don't know what the problem was?:D:D
 
Women get cranky over the darndest things... she would have been cranky if you hadn't started the fire, too, so basically, you were hooped one way or the other.

:D
 
Both frost plug heaters fried on my olds diesel and I heated the ip and intake with a electric heat gun. It started right up. I used this same trick on diesel equipment many times.
 
About 20 years ago (OMG - 20 years, seems like last week!), while working in China, the prime mover for heavier cargo were these things they called tractors. They had 1 lung, flat head diesels. To start them the guys took a blow torch (also diesel powered) and heated up the head for a while and then rapped it with a big mallet. Started right up --- I was amazed.
I guess you could try that, but it might be a bit hard on the valve covers :)
 
RadioMan said:
About 20 years ago (OMG - 20 years, seems like last week!), while working in China, the prime mover for heavier cargo were these things they called tractors. They had 1 lung, flat head diesels. To start them the guys took a blow torch (also diesel powered) and heated up the head for a while and then rapped it with a big mallet. Started right up --- I was amazed.
I guess you could try that, but it might be a bit hard on the valve covers :)
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:rofl: I LOVE IT!!!!
Gotta love those third world fixes!!!
I can't wait to visit the wifes family in Indonesia to see some of the same field expediant fixes for myself.
 
JiFaire said:
Pull the accordion off the air filter and turn it up (vertically) a bit by loosening the turbo clamp a bit and pulling the CDR line out...

Stick a hair dryer in the air intake for about 2 minutes... then start the truck.
Any hot air source will do the same thing... propane torch works, too, but you need 2 people; one to crank, one to hole the torch in close to the intake.

If you want to start a cold truck...Ask a Canuck.
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JiFaire,
Thanks that will be the first thing I try next time. I knew the experts were up north. Thanks again. :thumbsup:

After see a comment about the hair drier, I put some thought to how to use a small torch with one person.

If anything comes up, we'll share. :smile5:​


If I ever get the inverter permanently installed, it should run a hair drier and crank the motor without a problem. (I'll have to get a hair drier just for starting the truck. Don't dare use the Wife's)
 
Intake air "grid heaters" part of many Diesels by design, mite be worth a trip to "Wally Word" or other discount store for a drier that won't get you into trouble with the Mrs. but, also don't forget your anti-gel additives that can aid in starting at really cold temps.

One other trick, don't forget to put parking brake on so DTRL does not come on in between cranking events and key is in run position, sucking down juice from batts for headlights between cranks
 
Its gotta be in your fuel then, make sure you have plenty of winter additive (power service, makes one i use) I started mine unplugged 8 degrees outside overnight and it only has 7 cylinders running atm, started no problem. Its not just the de-gelling, it raises cetane level, which i believe aids in cold starts.

Mobil-1 0w-40 made cold cranks a --- LOT ---- faster, and quieter start-ups. Recommend it much.
 
Turbine Doc said:
Intake air "grid heaters" part of many Diesels by design, mite be worth a trip to "Wally Word" or other discount store for a drier that won't get you into trouble with the Mrs. but, also don't forget your anti-gel additives that can aid in starting at really cold temps.

One other trick, don't forget to put parking brake on so DTRL does not come on in between cranking events and key is in run position, sucking down juice from batts for headlights between cranks
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Already sent the misses to wally world to up a drier. She has incentive, so I don't use her's.

Anti gel, already in and added regularly.

I had forgot about DTRL's, thanks Tim.
 
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