Someday I will retrofit a glow plug into the intake manifold. It will certainly help with starting. The Cummins diesels use a heating grid in the intake manifold to warm the incoming air. Just the type of thing needed to start a cold diesel.
Jake
Jake Brodersen
C&C 35 Mk-III
Midnight Mistress
Hampton VA
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From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Joel
Aronson
Sent: Thursday, May 16, 2013 8:04 AM
To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com
Subject: Re: Stus-List Starting a Universal
yanmars do not.
Joel
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On May 16, 2013, at 7:58 AM, David Risch <davidrisc...@msn.com> wrote:
OK...I gotta ask.
I have a 1981 3QM30. Purrs like a kitten.
No glow plug. Start up cold just fine. Just a few more cranks. Before
this engine I thought all diesels had glow plugs.
What gives?
David F. Risch
(401) 419-4650 (cell)
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Date: Thu, 16 May 2013 04:07:54 +0000
From: cscheaf...@comcast.net
To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com
Subject: Re: Stus-List Starting a Universal
David,
The glow plugs are only needed when the engine is cold. I hold that glow
plug button for at least 30secs. Rule of Thumb: Take 100, subtract the
water temp and hold it for those seconds, and you should be good for a first
try. If the water is 40 F, hold the button for 60 seconds. If the water is
70, hold for 30 seconds. Count 1000 one, 1000 two and so on, or use a
watch.
Once the engine starts and has warmed up, we go sailing, shutdown the engine
and later I restart the engine without needing glowplugs.
Chuck
Resolute
1990 C&C 34R
Atlantic City, NJ
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From: "David Knecht" <davidakne...@gmail.com>
To: "CnC CnC discussion list" <CnC-List@cnc-list.com>
Sent: Wednesday, May 15, 2013 3:51:50 PM
Subject: Stus-List Starting a Universal
I have only had a few tries at starting the M430 engine on my new boat, and
I have been told several different stories. One person said to hold the
glow plug button for 5-10 seconds and then start. Another said 30 seconds
on the glow plug and then leave the button pushed while also pushing the
starter. The latter worked when I was first starting the engine after the
winter while plugged into shore power. Yesterday I started it for the first
time without shore power and found that the starter did not kick at all if I
started while also holding the glow plug button. Started find when I let go
the glow plug button. What is the "normal" starting procedure with a cold
engine in cool weather. Warm weather? Warm engine? Thanks- Dave
David Knecht
Aries
1990 C&C 34+
New London, CT
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