Posted by Joe Brown on May 18, 2008 at 12:11:57 from (74.183.177.17):
Hi y'all I've had this 63 B414 diesel for a couple of months and it's been running great, but it's always hard to start. There are no glow plugs and the guy I bought it from showed me his method for starting: waving a diesel-soaked rag in front of the breather while turning it over. So far, so good. I haven't had to cold-start it, thank goodness, since I'm in the deep south and it's never really cold.
The last few times I've tried to crank it there's been a hissing sound at the battery and I've noticed molten lead accumulating around the positive terminal. This morning that happened, and when I hit the starter again I heard a buzzing sound for a moment and then nothing. I'm afraid the electrical system may be fried, but I don't know where to begin checking things out. I do not even know if the battery is the right size - right now I have a 12V battery on there, which is what came with it, but I've heard of folks using batteries in series. I've also read some posts on this forum about the positive/negative ground issue, and I'm wondering if the guy I bought it from had it wired correctly?
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