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ScottG wrote:

gfortelney wrote:

Marcela wrote:
Starting fluid is a good way to ruin an engine, cracks pistons and rings, especially on a diesel with high compression. You thought gasoline was hard on a diesel engine.......

I have the engine spinning before i sprayed just a little starting fluid to hopefully reduce the risk.

I still would not do it. Very, very dangerous with modern diesel engine.

starting fluid and glow plugs do NOT mix well!! There is a reason GM and others have a warning about using starting fluid on glow plug or grid heater diesels. Glow plugs can cause the starting fluid to ignite in the intake manifold.

But it is somewhat common for starting diesels w/o glow plugs or heater grid.

A friend has a Safari MH with a cummin's diesel. In that configuration there are NO glow plugs or grid heater. Just a big can of starting fluid to start the engine when cold. a shot of starting fluid is injected into the manifold.