[AT] Glow plugs

[Richard Fink Sr]

I have a case 580 B older model below 40% takes about 30-60 seconds glow 
plugs before it will start. as to battery minders i have one on my big 
gen welder 10kw battery is 10 years old and still works lasts i tried 
real life savers.
R Fink
PA

On 12/19/2015 11:04 PM, Mike M wrote:
> 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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