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Posted by thurlow on October 27, 2003 at 10:16:27 from (208.128.241.29):
In Reply to: Ether posted by Allan on October 27, 2003 at 06:03:04:
Well, Allan, I've followed the replies to your post, the ones seven or eight posts down and the ones that appear on here just like clock-work every week or so. Nothing but anecdotal evidence from me. Been using the stuff better than 45 years; ten diesels currently here on the place; all of them except the Cummins in the Dodge occasionally get a "whiff" of ether; they've all got block heaters which are used when possible, but occasionally don't happen to have 10 mile long extension cord in truck; rather use ether than "grind" on the starter. Two oldest tractors are early model 4020s, which were bought new; no telling at the cans (cases) of ether that have been put through them; both have better than 15,000 hours on 'em; one of them has never had the head off of it; don't know how long they'll last, but I'm sure it would have been longer if they hadn't had all that ether put through 'em.......
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