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Posted by dhermesc on May 09, 2007 at 13:37:38 from (24.248.193.103):
In Reply to: starting fluid posted by Donk th e dude on May 09, 2007 at 13:27:47:
Your salesman is selling you a load of BS. Most (I would say all but I'm not 100% sure) Kubotas have glow plugs. At this time of year a minute or so of warming up the glow plugs should be all it needs to fire up. If its warm (50 degrees or higher) anything beyond glow plugs indicates one of three problems; the glow plugs aren't working, the engine has low compression and needs major work or the injectors are out of time. In the winter a quick sniff of ether isn't that big of deal. Small amounts carefully administered will not "harm" an engine, but its pretty easy to go too far especially when you have to give it a shot everytime you (or the yahoo that thinks if a little is good a lot is better) try to start it.
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