Tips for starting cold blooded diesels

[BlueRidgeMark]

watts divided by volts gives amperage.

Even the little one (500 watt) will use 41 amps off the truck battery.
Double that for the kilowatt model. then add 25% to keep the battery charged. If you actually have a 100 plus amp alternator, go for it.

-pat

Don't forget to use adequate wiring. You'll need at least a 10 guage wire for the 500 watt model, and if your length is much more than 10 feet, you probably ought to go up to 8 guage.

Handy reference: http://www.powerstream.com/Wire_Size.htm

 

[PWB]

Another thought, how's the injectors? I had a problem the last week or two with the wife's car (VW diesel). Wouldn't start below freezing without being plugged in, was good to at least -25 c last winter. Pulled injectors, compression test was good, (425 lbs on all four, calls for at least 400) changed 1 bad glow plug and dropped in a spare set of injectors that I had checked out at the local diesel shop. Started at -10 c this morning no problem.. Car ran okay with 50 mpg. Sounds different now though......

 

[GlennG]

TreeJunkie this won`t help you since you have no ac at your jobsite but maybe it will benefit some lurkers. I have a Vermmer 935 with a Duetz air/oil cooled diesel. It has no glow plugs and starting in the cold is about imposible. I use a hairdryer, blow it right into the intake and it starts up. I let the engine idle to the first job of the day usually 10 miles or less. From then on it starts with no problem. I know 2 other guys using this engine and they all say hard starting is common for a Duetz in the cold. Ya think Duetz would learn....Duetz tanks had cold weather problems in WWII

Glenn