Why no glow plugs?

[Tom Warner]

Don those kits are routinely used in cold climates and if installed
properly do not harm the engine in any way. The problem comes when
people start squirting the ether directly into the intake at the wrong time.

Tom warner
1982 FC35
Vernon center,NY

At 08:30 AM 11/21/2005, you wrote:

>Tom, my 89 SP 36' came with one of those kits on it & I only used it once.
>I'll heard that it is not good for the diesel to use.It has the switch from
>the factory right on the dash.
>Don
>86 SP 36'
>Butler,PA
>
>There are cold start kits for diesels that shoot a very small amount
>of ether into the diesel intake at the correct time so no damage is done.
>
><http://www.detroitdiesel.com/products/El.../Ethe\
>http://www.detroitdiesel.com/products/El...Tools/Ethe
>r_Start/index.asp
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>Tom warner
>1982 Bluebird
>Vernon Center,NY
>
>At 11:47 PM 11/20/2005, you wrote:
> > Hey Neil, thanks for the info. I figured the glow plugs were a
> >result of making the diesel engine easier to operate for the mass
> >market. Most driver's and other folks driving big trucks have more
> >mechanical sense in general just due to the nature of the machine, so
> >plugging in a block heater or spraying is not a big deal.
> > However for someone in the mass market to have to worry about
> >plugging in their car everynight in extreme temps, well that wouldn't
> >be appealing at all. I must admit even I get flustered sometimes at my
> >Benz 300D when it turns over real slow on a super cold morning b/c I
> >didn't plug it in, yet I can walk over to my Jeep and fire it in one
> >go.
> >
> >Steve
> >Two '98 Bluebird Q-buses
> >http://www.360partybus.com
> >
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