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Preheat glow plugs each time?
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<blockquote data-quote="Tazza" data-source="post: 126241" data-attributes="member: 82"><p>Glow plugs are only needed if either it's too cold for it to start reliably, or if your engine has lower compression, making it harder to start.</p><p></p><p>I work for a place that reconditions diesel engines, we test run every engine we do, we start them without the need for glow plugs, Yanmar, Kubota, Shibaura, Perkins etc. </p><p></p><p>If your engine is a little lower on compression and it takes a glow in the morning to get it going, not a big deal. If you get white smoke when cranking and it just won't catch, give it a glow and try again. Once warm, you don't usually need to glow, but each engine is different, do what keeps it happy.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Tazza, post: 126241, member: 82"] Glow plugs are only needed if either it's too cold for it to start reliably, or if your engine has lower compression, making it harder to start. I work for a place that reconditions diesel engines, we test run every engine we do, we start them without the need for glow plugs, Yanmar, Kubota, Shibaura, Perkins etc. If your engine is a little lower on compression and it takes a glow in the morning to get it going, not a big deal. If you get white smoke when cranking and it just won't catch, give it a glow and try again. Once warm, you don't usually need to glow, but each engine is different, do what keeps it happy. [/QUOTE]
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