Sorry Kerry I couldnt be further away from Seattle. Am in Key Largo. Thank you Roger for the input
On Wed, Jan 2, 2013 at 10:06 PM, ROGER YOUNG <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello John: I would suggest that you have a technician look at the tune-up > of the engine such as the governor setting and or the injector rack > setting. Something is amiss when you have to heat up a Detroit two-stroke > diesel engine. There could also be a problem with the fuel draining back at > the primary filter back to the tank and a one-way check valve would be > required to stop this problem. You can have that installed as it would keep > the fuel in the cylinder head for the injectors to get fuel faster to > reduce cranking of the engine. This was a problem more with the V-12 > Detroit but I installed a lot of them on other Detroit engines when the > complaint was hard starting. Even Series 60 Detroits suffered from the same > problem.Just some thoughts about what should be done to help you out. > PS. How many hours on the engines and were the injectors ever serviced or > replaced. That could also be a problem. > > Regards > > Roger > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "John Hitchcock" <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Sent: Wednesday, January 2, 2013 7:37:34 AM > Subject: [UnifliteWorld] manually heating a 6-71 Detroit > > > My starboard 6-71 Detroit is difficult to start. I was thinking of heating > the engine before cranking either by oil or water. Can anybody tell me > where I should plant a heating element and what wattage it should be? > Do these engines have glowplugs? I dont see any > Thanks > John > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "UnifliteWorld" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/unifliteworld?hl=en. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "UnifliteWorld" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/unifliteworld?hl=en. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "UnifliteWorld" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/unifliteworld?hl=en.
