On a tractor I drove it said do not heat [use glowplugs] if you're going to use ether.
desertstallion wrote: >I have always read in the manuals of the Diesels that I have owned that have >glow plugs NOT to use ether (Volvo and Ford 6.9 NA). But, I understand, for >example, that the Diesels in the Mercedes Unimogs, that don't have glow >plugs, allow the use of ether. In fact, there is a factory option to have an >automatic dispenser for cold weather starts. I think that the glow plugs may >be either damaged by the ether, or the glow plugs may cause early detonation >with resulting damage to the engine. Clearly the manuals state that use of >ether can lead to catastrophic engine failure and strongly advise against it >and further will not cover the damage under warrantee. > >In the case of your starter it wasn't a faster rev that broke it; rather I >bet you had a pre-ignition which tried to run your engine backwards. Since >the starter was engaged, the teeth broke. The GM Diesels also have glow >plugs and I understand that their manuals also state that ether is not to be >used. > >Derek > > > > -- --- Martin Klingensmith http://nnytech.net/ http://infoarchive.net/ Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Biofuels list archives: http://archive.nnytech.net/ Please do NOT send Unsubscribe messages to the list address. To unsubscribe, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
