[AT] O/T GM diesel question

[George Willer]

Dave,

My 555 had the system but it was disabled when I got the tractor.  The 
problem would be using the fire in the manifold and ether at the same time. 
I used ether many times with no ill effects.

George Willer

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David Myers" <walking_tractor at yahoo.com>
To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Sunday, November 28, 2004 9:25 PM
Subject: Re: [AT] O/T GM diesel question


>
> --- Mike Sloane <mikesloane at verizon.net> wrote:
>
> .
>> We had an old Ford
>> 7000 roll back at work, and that engine had some
>> kind of manifold fuel
>> igniter that pumped raw burning fuel into the
>> cylinders. That engine
>> would light up every time, no matter how cold the
>> weather or how long it
>> had been sitting. I was told that Ford stopped
>> making that engine
>> because the starting system could not meet pollution
>> standards. Some of
>> the Ford industrial tractors used the same system
>> for starting.
>
> We've got a '68 Ford 3000 at the farm and a '67 Ford
> 4400 (TLB) at work and both have the 'fire in the
> manifold' cold start aid.  Really works but is rather
> smokey at first.  Yeah, sucking hot fuel and fire into
> the cylinders does tend to get things going in cold
> weather!!
> P.S. Ether is NOT recommended for some strange reason.
>
>
> =====
> Dave Myers
> Paw Paw, Michigan
>
> Being crazy just helps me keep my sanity!
>
>
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