[AT] TD6 Trackloader timing problems. Where is TDC

[Jerry Rhodes]

Those were the days J started many a 6-71 , 4-53 Jimmy that way in the gator 
freighters, ACB2, UDT21, LADs, LSTs, retired in 1975

Jerry ENC-SS

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <JTakemoto at wildblue.net>
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Sent: Tuesday, November 06, 2007 2:48 PM
Subject: Re: [AT] TD6 Trackloader timing problems. Where is TDC


> Years ago while in the Navy we would put lighter fluid on a rag an light
> it to preheat the Grey marine engines it works quite good.
>
> J.
>
>> Cecil,   I've seen that done several times but once with bad results.
>> I was on a logging job in the late 70's.  The log loader had a 4-53
>> detroit.
>> I don't know if it ran out of fuel or what the problem was but the
>> mechanic
>> put a gas soaked rag over the intake to get it to fire.  Well he must 
>> have
>> put a bit too much gas on the rag.  She fired off and proceeded to turn
>> about 4 grand for maybe 20 seconds.  We were all bailing off of the thing
>> and heading for cover when the gas ran out.  It blew the tips off of 2
>> injectors but that was all the damage it did.
>>
>> Charlie
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Cecil Bearden" <crbearden at copper.net>
>> To: "Antique tractor email discussion group"
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>> Sent: Monday, November 05, 2007 8:48 AM
>> Subject: Re: [AT] TD6 Trackloader timing problems. Where is TDC
>>
>>
>>> We use a rag soaked with gasoline over the intake to prime a diesel when
>>> we have lost fuel supply.  It doesn't knock like starting fluid.  the
>>> newer starting fluid is not as hot as it used to be.  Seems some folks
>>> were sniffing it too much.
>>>
>>> Cecil in Okla
>>>
>>> charlie hill wrote:
>>>> It's the propane propellant that USED to be in WD 40 that made it good
>>>> starter fluid.  Try using your small propane torch (without lighting it
>>>> of
>>>> course).  Stick the nozzle in the air intake and crack the valve open.
>>>>
>>>> Charlie
>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>> From: "Spencer Yost" <yostsw at atis.net>
>>>> To: "Antique tractor email discussion group"
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>>>> Sent: Sunday, November 04, 2007 7:06 PM
>>>> Subject: Re: [AT] TD6 Trackloader timing problems. Where is TDC
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> Francis Robinson wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>>     Hey Spencer, the new WD-40 is totally useless as starting fluid.
>>>>>> You
>>>>>> will have to use ether or carb cleaner etc.
>>>>>> Good luck.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> --
>>>>>> "farmer"
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>> I did not know that.  I drained the battery spinning for setting the
>>>>> timing and trying to start, so its on the charger.   I'll try real
>>>>> starting fluid later.
>>>>>
>>>>> Spencer
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