[AT] Glow plugs

[charlie hill]

years ago..... 40 years ago or so.... I had a road tractor with a Detroit 
8V71 two stroke
diesel.  It would usually start ok in cold weather but it's not good for 
them to do so.
It's hard on batteries and the engine and starting fluid will eventually 
kill them.
What I did each night when I came in was to hook up a trickle charger to the 
batteries,
plug in a 110V block heater that had it's coil mounted in the water jacket 
of the engine block,
and turn the cab heater fan on low.  The next morning the Detroit would fire 
as soon
as I hit the starter and even in 15 deg. weather the cab would be about 50 
degrees inside
from the thermo syphon effect and the slowly running heater fan.  Made the 
days work start
much easier at 4 AM.

Charlie

-----Original Message----- 
From: Henry Miller
Sent: Saturday, December 19, 2015 3:11 PM
To: Antique tractor email discussion group ; Mike M
Subject: Re: [AT] Glow plugs

I wait year round in my vw, but I can't buckel my seat belt before the light 
is out. On anything else you don't need to wait if it is above 45 or so. It 
doesn't hurt to

Remember to use winter diesel, if the fuel won't flow nothing will help.
Wait, but starting without glow plugs is not harmful. Just wait for things 
to warm up before you start moving. It can be bad for the hydralics to try 
and push full power through cold fluid.


On December 19, 2015 1:13:38 PM CST, Mike M <meulenms at gmx.com> wrote:
>Hi All,
> I have a question about glow plugs, my Mahindra is the first diesel I
>have owned that has them. In the summer, I don't really bother with
>them, but now that winter has arrived here in Michigan, I assume I
>should be using them all the time. When I turn the key the light comes
>on for about 30 seconds, then goes off, and I fire it up. Is there a
>rule of thumb as to when I should be using them, or is it just whether
>is starts easily enough without them? Will not using them cause any
>harm
>to the engine? Any thoughts would be appreciated. My old Massey didn't
>have them, if it was below 40 degrees, you plugged in the block heater,
>
>or you couldn't start it.
>
>Thanks,
>Mike M
>
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