[AT] All smoke, but no fire

[Henry Miller]

My dad always answered those 'what do you want to do when you grow up' quesstions in school with 'i want to change spark plugs in diesel engines.'  I wish I had thought of that answer...  (or at least heard his before I was out of school).

Glow plugs are a good first check.  Then the battery (if the engine is worn even a new battery may not be enough, try a jump).   If you have intelligent help a pull start is better than the jump, but I wouldn't trust a lot of people.

Fuel can go bad.  White smoke indicates something is getting into the cylinders.  However is it enough?  Fuel filters are the first to plug if you have bad fuel, if you replace the fuel you need to replace the filter.  


jahaze at aol.com wrote:

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>I had some time to mess with the Ford 6000 Diesel I picked up about a year ago.? I just can't seem to get it started, it was turining over just fine and had a bunch of white smoke coming out of the exhaust, but it just won't fire.? Any suggestions?? I was going to try a change the spark plugs, but I couldn't seem to find them :-).? Could the fuel be too old to ignite?
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>Enjoy, Joe
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