Perkins 12KW generator starting hard

[davidkerryedwards]

The heater is a set of glow plugs. On mine, the glow plugs are series
plugs and not parallel plugs. This means that if one glow plug fails,
they all do. It's something to keep in mind if it starts hard or
won't run right away. I don't know if there is a retrofit kit to
change the glow plugs to parallel plugs. I changed to parallel from
series on my 77 Mercedes diesel and it made all the difference in the
world when it came to starting in cold weather.

Kerry
82 FC 35


> Troy,
> There's a heater on the engine that needs to warm up before
> starting the engine. Hold the generator switch in the "off" position
> for 30 seconds or so before starting. That provides power to the
> heater and may be the reason the engine doesn't stay running.
> Mine does the same thing if I don't pre-heat it.
> In very cold weather, I hold it on for a minute.
>
> George Witt
> 81 FC 35
> Lincoln, Nebraska