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jspence1
Apr 15, 2014Explorer
Terryallan wrote:2oldman wrote:
Even tow truck drivers don't have a clue about diesels. When a driver got in mine he jumped in and tried to start it immediately.
OK I'll bite. Why wouldn't it start? Every diesel I ever drove, started right up when I turned the key, or hit the button. Now admittedly, I never drove pickup truck diesels. They were all big trucks, and Busses. Just wondering what besides size, is the difference? Just wondering
A diesel engine will start without heating the air or fuel down to about the freezing point. Below that the compression of the engine doesn't produce enough heat to ignite the fuel. At -40 you ARE waiting for the light to go out and then some if you want it to start.
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