Posted by M Diesel on February 16, 2010 at 16:10:49 from (12.24.61.12):
In Reply to: Starting procedure posted by rustred on February 14, 2010 at 07:25:26:
TheDurk said: (quoted from post at 14:36:05 02/15/10)
Pat-CT said: (quoted from post at 14:46:24 02/14/10) Once that engine fires right off i bring it right down to low idle or a couple notches up from low idle if it wont stay running, Have seen the effects of improper warm up. And i can only imagine what would happen to a tractor of this age
I start at 1/3 and let it warm up at 1/3. I'd worry that idling all the way down might result in oil starvation due to inadequate oil pressure coupled with cold lubricant.
Pretty much in agreement, Just fast enough to make sure the pump is working. As we know high speed run up is what kills most engines way before their time.
These are not cars. The governor will leave throttle all the way open until it reaches set speed and closes it off, but it has limitations when used near idle. That is why 1/3 is used, it makes for a decent working number in a wide variety of situations.
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