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Cold, Ornery Diesel question
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Posted by FC Andy on December 07, 2006 at 16:57:37 from (63.27.181.21):
Hi Guys. The 806 I got running this spring sure starts hard in this cold weather. (Today it was 20 degrees here in S.E. Mi.) I always have to plug it in (coolant heater in block) below about 40 to 50 degrees. I can usually only have to plug it in for 15-30 minutes and it"ll start.(done that as low as 30 degrees). Today, I had to plug it in for 2 hours and charge the batteries. Now, My question is... I"ve got 2 6-volt 800 amp batteries in series (12 volts 800 amps, right?) Could this be some of my problem (the batteries are new this spring, the alternator is a new 100- amp unit, so I think it is charging O.K.). A fella at work told me on his 1566, he has 2 12 volt batteries in parallel (which the 12 volt batteries I have seen the proper size to fit in the battery tray are 400 amps, so this should also equal 12 volts 800 amps, correct?)and that made his tractor start better. What are some of you guys running for batteries on your diesels? Does anybody have any tricks to get these things to start better? Oh- I better add- Mine does have the electric ether injection. I put a fresh can in it this spring. I haven"t used it many times except for the last month or two. BUT I used it once this spring, and it clanked and knocked (which are normal sounds when starting an engine on ether IN MY EXPIRENCE)and started. This fall, It won"t clank and knock and start. I"ve cleaned the injector nozzle, replaced the line (with a copper one, not steel like what was on it, that is what they had at the local hardware store that small, and it was pretty cheap) and I can hear the solenoid click on the injector unit. I have not replaced the can yet, because after hitting the button a few times (only taps for a second or two or so) I can smell ether, so I don"t believe it is empty. I have a can to replace it, so I should just put it on anyway, but I haven"t yet. OH MY GOSH I"M sorry for all the reading. But I"m trying to explain myself and my question, so please bear with me. Thanks!
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