[AT] Glow plugs

[Mike M]

Good point Charlie, with the cost of batteries getting higher and higher 
I've invested in about 3-4 of the little battery tenders. They keep the 
battery topped up and ready for use.  I usually can find them on sale 
for about $20 a piece. Cheaper than a $140 battery.

Mike M

On 12/19/2015 8:34 PM, charlie hill wrote:
> 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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