Dave;
My dad brought a new Mercedes 180D back from Germany in 1957 (instead of a
gull-wing 300SL, alas) and it used glow plugs for starting. If the engine
was cold, a few seconds of glow plug operation were necessary to get it
started. Friends who were stationed in Alaska said that on cold mornings the
only cars in the parking lot that would start were the 180Ds.
Regards, Neil Tucson, AZ
-----Original Message-----
From: Dave Dahlgren [mailto:ddahlgren@snet.net]
Sent: Tuesday, October 07, 2003 8:23 AM
To: Dan Warner
Cc: land speed
Subject: Re: CI
It runs off 12 volts usually and it is a resistance heater that makes a hot
spot in the chamber so a cold diesel will start. It is not timed to anything
and does not fire either. Generally used on cold days or with lower
compression diesels.. On old trucks i have driven you had to turn them on
and wait some number of minutes before cranking the engine on a cold moring.
Once the engine starts to warm up they are generally not needed. On a new
truck they are probably all automatic and just run when needed and you never
know the difference unless the truck won't start.. Dave
Dan Warner wrote:
>
> Back to my original question - if it didn't have an ignition system,
> would that make it a diesel?
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> Jim,
>
> I'm not a diesel expert. How do you fire the glow plug, spark plug or
> what ever exists in there without some sort of ignition system? If you
> call it a diesel you must use event diesel fuel as supplied by the
> vender.
>
> DW
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