The earlier topic about about Diesel tank heaters by bc got me to remembering a Ford Diesel tractor we
had in the shop for overhaul one winter. After overhauling the engine, it was a bear to get started, the.
mechanic working on it just couldn’t get it to start on ether. Temps in the lower 30’s there in the boot
heel of Missouri. All it would do was knock with ether sprayed in the intake and lock up. So we left it
alone overnight and the next morning, I suggested something different; I wrapped a shop towel around
my hand; soaked in gasoline, and to get the engine to start, I would gently squeeze a few drops of
gasoline in the intake. Wall-aah, it started and the more it ran it finally reached running speed on Diesel.
The injection pump and injectors were fresh rebuilt. Several of the guys in the shop didn’t think my
method would work, but it did. A coolant tank heater was added and when needed, we would plug it in
overnight.
had in the shop for overhaul one winter. After overhauling the engine, it was a bear to get started, the.
mechanic working on it just couldn’t get it to start on ether. Temps in the lower 30’s there in the boot
heel of Missouri. All it would do was knock with ether sprayed in the intake and lock up. So we left it
alone overnight and the next morning, I suggested something different; I wrapped a shop towel around
my hand; soaked in gasoline, and to get the engine to start, I would gently squeeze a few drops of
gasoline in the intake. Wall-aah, it started and the more it ran it finally reached running speed on Diesel.
The injection pump and injectors were fresh rebuilt. Several of the guys in the shop didn’t think my
method would work, but it did. A coolant tank heater was added and when needed, we would plug it in
overnight.
