Fuel delivery on 3208 and coolant check questions

[Tom Warner]

Kerry your Kohler generator should have glow plugs.mine does. Start
the generator and then let it both charge up your starting batteries
(same as the house batteries) and then on the block heater. It should
start up within an hour maybe less. I have had no problem at all
starting my 3208NA in cold weather even when it got down close to 10
degrees. You have to have good compression and have it timed right however.
Remember the Mb has glow plugs so you need a good strong battery to
both power the glo plugs and then turn the engine over fast enough to fire.

I would not use ether in my Cat 3208NA even though I know it has been
done. If it should fire prematurely there is the possibility of bent
rods and worse.

Tom Warner
1982 FC35
Vernon Center,NY


At 10:26 AM 3/8/2006, you wrote:
>I wasn't thinking of using ether above zero, but in extreme
>circumstances. I had my MB out a few weeks ago at 35 below and it
>wouldn't start. It has no block heater. I wouldn't use ether on an
>indirect injection diesel but it was my understanding it did no harm
>on direct injection diesels. I used to operate a 1937 NorthWest
>crane, and it was never started without ether.
>Considering the fact that both the engine and generators are diesels
>and we wild camp a lot, plugging in the diesels to start at low
>temperatures is not always an option. So, I just want to develop
>skills at low temperature starting. I can usually start my MB's with
>no block heaters down to about 10 below without a problem.
>
>Kerry
>82 FC35
>Denver
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