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first real cold start ?

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Old 01-27-2014, 11:01 PM
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Best of luck, hope she fires up
 
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Old 01-28-2014, 02:55 PM
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I know mine hated the -12* when i was in Idaho .. it did start with out plugging in .. but ... THAT WAS A LOTTA NOISE !!!!!!
 
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Old 01-28-2014, 07:01 PM
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well i think this relay is bad the light stays on for a secound then it goses out and just clicks so on the the by pass method i think it will be fine as i know how long it takes for these glow plugs to glow
 
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Old 01-28-2014, 07:57 PM
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Sounds like the issue to me ..... no GP .... No start ....
 
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Old 01-28-2014, 09:59 PM
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Report back once you try it out
 
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Old 01-29-2014, 07:15 PM
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ok report: started great this am run for 10 min took off to head to town died in a quarter mile cranked but wouldnt start agin :. towed her home put her in the garage in the heat for 8 hours cranked for a min waited cranked agin hit the fuel pedal to the floor twice and shes alive . im posting a video of the start after 8 hours of heat if anyone would like to hear how the old girl runs and how she starts after shes fired up
 
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Old 01-29-2014, 09:33 PM
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time for a new IP?
 
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Old 01-30-2014, 02:54 PM
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sounds like jelling problem to me ... strange how it ran and then didn't ... could be solenoid in Ip going bad ..
 
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Old 01-30-2014, 04:44 PM
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you hear the fuel shut-off solenoid click once you remove the clip from the top of the IP with KOEO
 
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Old 01-31-2014, 02:57 PM
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What is koeo ?
 


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