Posted by Bill(Wis) on December 07, 2008 at 14:20:07 from (71.249.198.251):
In Reply to: Ether Start Kits posted by Formerly PaMike on December 07, 2008 at 08:28:56:
Perkins Engine Tech Support @ 1-888 PERK ENG. & make sure battery connections are super clean and tight. Good idea to take battery to heated area if possible. Keep it as warm as you can, that will give you better cranking speed. You have to get that thing cranking 200 + rpm. Use several warm up-to-snuff batteries if you can. Use Arctic diesel fuel if you can find it. Here in northeast Wis all of the Fleet Farm stations sell it at their pumps. If you can't find Arctic, make sure you use #1 as a minimum. Make sure fuel filter is fresh and clean. Good way is to change that just before it gets cold. Keep fuel tank full. If it sits in the sun put a black tarp over it. Ether is OK if not overdone but I do remember watching a guy start an IH diesel on ether and it ran fine as long as he shot ether into it. Then someone decided to check the fuel tank and, DUH, it was empty. No damage to engine. Keep us posted. I have more tricks to start diesel engines but I would hate to see anyone get hurt. Then, of course, there is the tried and true "Alaska" method. Just keep the damn thing running from Nov thru Mar. Perkins engines burn almost no fuel. That might be cheaper in the long run.
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