Wow my 4-71 loader starts like a summer day at 42 degrees . It doesn’t start hard until it’s been sitting several days with temps in the 20s or less. I fired it up at 5 degrees last winter sitting 3 weeks in a windy open spot , I gave it a quick whiff of ether by the air filter otherwise I’d been been cranking til the battery went dead ..
My brother cold starts his 1958 Volvo loader with a hot air gun to the intake. I recommended him to install a diesel powered heater from Eberspräscher or Webasto.
Pre ignition will make a knocking sound, the inertia of a diesel motor will keep it going past tdc even if there was pre ignition. Starter fluid comes out of the can in a gas state but under compression will turn into a liquid again and if there’s enough of it in the cylinder then it won’t be able to make it to tdc
Oddly enough the 471 in our grader can sit for years and still crank over on the first key turn. My late grandfather did rebuild it from the ground up so maybe that has something to do with it. Austen Western Pacer 300.
Crank for 20-30 seconds with fuel off to build some heat, turn fuel on while still cranking. Makes a big difference on cold starts
Ill definitely give that a try. Thanks for the tip
Wow my 4-71 loader starts like a summer day at 42 degrees . It doesn’t start hard until it’s been sitting several days with temps in the 20s or less. I fired it up at 5 degrees last winter sitting 3 weeks in a windy open spot , I gave it a quick whiff of ether by the air filter otherwise I’d been been cranking til the battery went dead ..
My brother cold starts his 1958 Volvo loader with a hot air gun to the intake. I recommended him to install a diesel powered heater from Eberspräscher or Webasto.
SAY MASTERMILO DO YOU THE SAME TANKS ?
New to ur channel love the old Nash an these ol trucks.
Maybe rest a small propane torch at the intake?
Squirt of brake cleaner in the intake before turning it over helps it fire up and won’t hydro lock like starter fluid
It doesnt hydrolock it per say its called ether lock basically from my understanding it combusts before tdc so it tries to push the piston backwards
Pre ignition will make a knocking sound, the inertia of a diesel motor will keep it going past tdc even if there was pre ignition. Starter fluid comes out of the can in a gas state but under compression will turn into a liquid again and if there’s enough of it in the cylinder then it won’t be able to make it to tdc
I'm guessing no glow plugs??
No glow plugs, no grid heater, nothing
So that's why everybody carried an extra starter with them? Lol
Oddly enough the 471 in our grader can sit for years and still crank over on the first key turn. My late grandfather did rebuild it from the ground up so maybe that has something to do with it. Austen Western Pacer 300.