Re: Stus-List Starting a diesel

2013-05-22 Thread Bill Coleman
cnc-list@cnc-list.com Subject: Re: Stus-List Starting a diesel I've used WD recently - in 2009 - to re-start after having a hydro lock in the cylinders. Works like a charm. Make sure you keep a can or two on board. (Even if you prefer PB Blaster for other uses) Che

Re: Stus-List Starting a diesel

2013-05-21 Thread Colin Kilgour
> Bill Coleman >> C&C 39 >> >> >> -Original Message- >> From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Rick >> Brass >> Sent: Friday, May 17, 2013 11:27 PM >> To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com >> Subject: Re: Stus-List St

Re: Stus-List Starting a diesel

2013-05-19 Thread schiller
om] On Behalf Of Rick Brass Sent: Friday, May 17, 2013 11:27 PM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Subject: Re: Stus-List Starting a diesel WD-40 was the diesel starting fluid of choice among the diesel mechanics I knew. It is more combustible than diesel and much less explosive than ether. Apparently it helps

Re: Stus-List Starting a diesel

2013-05-19 Thread Bill Bina
Facts: http://www.wd40company.com/files/pdf/msds-wd482671453.pdf WD-40, regardless of propellent is still very flammable, and that remains the top of the warning list on the aerosol, as well as the bulk cans. This MSDS is for the bulk product in a non-aersol container. A few years ago they c

Re: Stus-List Starting a diesel

2013-05-19 Thread Bill Coleman
Of Rick Brass Sent: Friday, May 17, 2013 11:27 PM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Subject: Re: Stus-List Starting a diesel WD-40 was the diesel starting fluid of choice among the diesel mechanics I knew. It is more combustible than diesel and much less explosive than ether. Apparently it helps the first cold

Re: Stus-List Starting a diesel

2013-05-18 Thread dwight veinot
Of David Knecht Sent: May 17, 2013 10:22 PM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Subject: Re: Stus-List Starting a diesel Where do you squirt the WD40? I doubt lubricating start button with it would help. Dave Shoot a 1/2 sec burst of WD40 it will kick off. David Knecht Aries

Re: Stus-List Starting a diesel

2013-05-17 Thread Rick Brass
, actually. The penetrating oil of choice was PB-Blaster. Rick Brass Washington, NC -Original Message- From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Bill Coleman Sent: Friday, May 17, 2013 5:54 PM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Subject: Re: Stus-List Starting a diesel I have

Re: Stus-List Starting a diesel

2013-05-17 Thread Chuck S
Shoot it in the air intakeChuckResolute1990 C&C 34RAtlantic City, NJFrom: "David Knecht" To: cnc-list@cnc-list.comSent: Friday, May 17, 2013 9:21:55 PMSubject: Re: Stus-List Starting a dieselWhere do you squirt the WD40?  I doubt lubricating start button with it would help.  DaveShoot a 1/2 sec bur

Re: Stus-List Starting a diesel

2013-05-17 Thread David Knecht
Where do you squirt the WD40?  I doubt lubricating start button with it would help.  DaveShoot a 1/2 sec burst of WD40 it will kick off. David KnechtAries1990 C&C 34+New London, CT ___ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum

Re: Stus-List Starting a diesel

2013-05-17 Thread Joe Della Barba
glowplugs got fouled. Joe Della Barba j...@dellabarba.com From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of schiller Sent: Friday, May 17, 2013 6:26 PM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Subject: Re: Stus-List Starting a diesel WD40 works like a charm for my balky chainsaws. My

Re: Stus-List Starting a diesel

2013-05-17 Thread schiller
is mostly Stoddard Solvent - Bill Coleman C&C 39 -Original Message- From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Curtis Sent: Friday, May 17, 2013 10:49 AM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Subject: Re: Stus-List Starting a diesel Shoot a 1/2 sec burst of WD40 it will ki

Re: Stus-List Starting a diesel

2013-05-17 Thread Bill Bina
WD40 is very cagey about revealing that key ingredient. They will enthusiastically tell you what it isn't. It isn't Kerosene or fish oil. Lately they also swear it is not Stoddard solvent, but that really is splitting less than a hair. It is so close to Stoddard solvent in makeup that it is fu

Re: Stus-List Starting a diesel

2013-05-17 Thread Knowles Rich
ne else has? I believe it is mostly Stoddard Solvent - Bill Coleman C&C 39 -Original Message- From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Curtis Sent: Friday, May 17, 2013 10:49 AM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Subject: Re: Stus-List Starting a diesel Shoot a 1/2 sec

Re: Stus-List Starting a diesel

2013-05-17 Thread Bill Coleman
c-list.com] On Behalf Of Curtis Sent: Friday, May 17, 2013 10:49 AM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Subject: Re: Stus-List Starting a diesel Shoot a 1/2 sec burst of WD40 it will kick off. On 5/17/13, Robert Gallagher wrote: >> >> >> For a few days I was sure the three position tog

Re: Stus-List Starting a diesel

2013-05-17 Thread Curtis
Shoot a 1/2 sec burst of WD40 it will kick off. On 5/17/13, Robert Gallagher wrote: >> >> >> For a few days I was sure the three position toggle on the yanmar control >> panel was for the glow plugs on my new (to me) yanmar 2gm20f. > > >I would flip that toggle switch for 30 seconds and she

Re: Stus-List Starting a diesel

2013-05-17 Thread Josh Muckley
As I understand it the HM/GM series of Yanmar was designed with pre-combustion chambers that allow it to work fine without glow plugs. I don't understand exactly how the chambers eliminate the need for glow plugs or why every manufacturer would not employ this design. I don't use the switch on mi

Stus-List Starting a diesel

2013-05-17 Thread Robert Gallagher
> > > For a few days I was sure the three position toggle on the yanmar control > panel was for the glow plugs on my new (to me) yanmar 2gm20f. I would flip that toggle switch for 30 seconds and she would fire right up. > As I moved the boat further north from Annapolis to Mystic the spring