Perkins cold start

[Tom Warner]

Greg use a spray can of WD40 it works fine for starting and you dont
have to cringe thinking the whole thing may blow up. Actually ether
is safe to if you follow the directions to the letter. Never spray
it unless the engine is turning over and then only in short bursts.

tom warner
vernon center,ny
1985 PT 40


At 02:08 AM 11/30/2006, you wrote:
>Pete, we are talking about small 3 4 cyl diesels of which I have more
>than 15 working units. I crank while holding the rag only long
>enough to start. I don't have the guts to use start fluid on a large
>diesel. My 6cyl aircompressor (IR John Deere Diesel) requires
>ether to start when its cold. I adopted a fool proof plan to protect
>the unit. "We dont start it when its cold". When somthing gets sucked
>in the intake it often hits a screen prior to the airfilter.
>GregoryO'Connor
>94ptRomolandCa
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> --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, Pete Masterson
> wrote:
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> > What do you do if the rag is pulled into the intake?
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> > Pete Masterson
> > aeonix1@...
> > '95 Blue Bird Wanderlodge WBDA 42'
> > El Sobrante, CA
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> > On Nov 29, 2006, at 4:42 PM, Gregory OConnor wrote:
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> > > When I use ether to make a cold start, I spray it on a rag and
>put the
> > > rag at the intake. A wet spray that gets to the turbo dries out
>the
> > > seals in the turbo. I have use gasoline on a rag also. Glow
>plugs
> > > fail
> > > often and when they are in series the lines between also lose
>ability.
> > > Its easy to test the plugs with a Raytec gun. In a pinch and with
>a
> > > low
> > > battery I have disconnected all but one glow plug.
> > > GregoryO'Connor
> > > 94ptRomoland
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