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>On Feb 12, 11:08 am, "Tiger" <tiger0...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>> I would say it is your battery that is weak to begin with. I have
started
my
>> diesel 609 in teens without any problem or any heater hooked up. I
never
>> used my engine heater.
>>
>> If you have an engine heater, I suggest you use it... takes about an
hour
or
>> so if it is outside.
>>
>> That dinky booster battery pack is powerful... I have one myself and
that
>> started my diesel when my battery is dead. Yes, I changed my battery
>> afterward.
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>If I expected to be starting at those temps, I'd definitely want a
>relatively new battery, not an average one. Also, when were the
>valves last adjusted? The colder the temps, the more critical
>everything becomes. MB recommends a different valve clearance for use
>in areas where very cold starts will occur. If you have so-so
>battery, valves off, old injectors that are less than optimal, aged
>engine with less compression, etc, it all adds up to make it harder to
>start.
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>I've started mine quite easily in the high single digits, but that was
>years ago when the engine had a lot less miles. on it. More recently,
>I've occasionally started it at times in the teens. When starting at
>low temps, I apply partial throttle, which helps.
We have had a very mild winter here. The 10 degrees yesterday is the first
in
two years. I used to actually take the battery out of the car and bring it
home to keep it at room temperature. That always worked. But this time
everything just got cold togther after a day running aroud in the rain
with
lights, wipers and heater on. Valves were adjusted in November. As the
jump
start from a battery in a car with the engine running showed, the battery
just
wasn't up to it.
How many time do you key the glow plugs in very cold weather?
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