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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Tazza" data-source="post: 7535" data-attributes="member: 82">If the engine still turns its not hydraulically locked. You simply can't spray enough fuel by trying to start it to fill the combustion chamber. The amount that it sprays every 2 revolutions is so tiny you would need to be cranking it for hours! Even then, the smoke is the diesel burning off.It sounds like the starter may want a new set of brushes if it spins slowly. I would start with the starter then maybe look at the shut down solenoid. It sounds like it may have a problem with the "hold" coil. This would explain why it would start back up as it will energize the "pull" coil. This could explain the breaker problem. Try un-plugging the cable to the stop solenoid and see if the breaker pops again.</blockquote>