Engine start question...

[Ed Hackenbruch]

Hey JC, isn't the temp on the first of July up to -20 where you live? 

[Oonrahnjay]

Hey JC, isn't the temp on the first of July up to -20 where you live?   

     No, Ed, that the 2nd of July!  They have a big celebration about it.   Oooo, CANADA!!!!

[Geom]

It's been getting down to 29 and 30 degrees F here in Michigan. Had frost three times already. Tonight should get down to 34 or less so I plugged in my block heater and will show you on video how she starts at nearly freezing with a block heater overnight. Then I'll pull the heater and the next morning will make a video of the bus starting without the aid of the heater. You'll hear how mine lopes before finally getting its act together. Should make you feel better.


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Thanks Scott!   
I look forward to seeing those. 

[lostagain]

Oh Canada is on the 4th. We only need a block heater then. That is a tuque: a wool hat. Anyway sometimes if we are lucky, summer falls on a Sunday, and we can have a picnic. Sorry for thread drift.

JC


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[Scott & Heather]

Temp was 32 F. Block heater plugged in all night.

https://vimeo.com/109823467


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[Scott & Heather]

So it usually lopes like it did a little longer than you see here, but you get the idea. Cold start 38 degrees:

https://vimeo.com/109950201


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[akroyaleagle]

That's how it should start.

[Geom]

Thanks for posting those Scott!

Mine sounds/runs like yours did in the second video, but for about 15 seconds (or a little longer) before it "rolls over" and runs smoothly. It doesn't sound bad, just... different, between the two events.
Yours got to the smooth part pretty quickly after starting, it seemed.

I'll continue to keep an eye on it and make sure it doesn't develop into more.
I'm also going to definitely elevate the priority of getting a block heater on there.

Thanks again!

[Scott & Heather]

Sure! And mine does normally lope for around 10 or 15 seconds just like yours. For some reason my bus was behaving for the camera lol


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[Roger4106]

   Never had much occasion to start below  50 degrees with out heat or ether but lately below 50 takes about .20+seconds. to start. Lots of white smoke unburnt fuel and some roll. I wonder if the fuel we get now is what it was a few years ago, the mileage has certainly gone down, not just for me but the truckers too.  Roger 4106

[Jim Eh.]

We had an old 6-53 in a GMC cabover and one cold start did not work very well at all. Just as I released that key on a long(er) cranking session the engine must have fired but not enough to run in the proper direction. Hmmm, my little tugboat sure smoked running backwards.

[luvrbus]

The 53 series was the only Detroit 2 stroke ever made you could order with glow plugs fwiw

[TomC]

Actually, the 6V-92 methane engine (a dismal failure) also had glow plugs. Good Luck, TomC

[luvrbus]

 Not disputing you but I never saw glow plugs on 1 I know it had a air heater like a Cummins,the 6v92 didn't care much for the Ethanol either it flopped too

[bevans6]

My 8V-71T had an air box heater that injected diesel fuel mist into the air box and a spark plug.  Just struck me as wrong...  Maybe it only worked when the engine was cranking or something.  I didn't bother to figure it out, I just took it off and tossed it.

Brian