Silly question but : you _are_ holding the throttle to the floor and
keeping the starter engauged untill the engine catches and begins to
climb RPM's , right ? this is in the owner's manual and the cold
weather starting tips card....
-Nate
"AJ" wrote:
>
> I'm in NW Ohio... The temps have been near ZERO the past 3 days..
It's
> warming some now-- but...
>
> I drove to work, and parked (luckily) close to an electrical
outlet..
> I plugged in my block heater, but I'm really questioning
it's "working
> status.."
>
> Sunday on the way to work, she stalled on the way to work.. I
added 5
> gallons of Kerosene, hoping that it it would circulate enough in
the 20
> mile drive to work, prevent gelling.. In retrospect, maybe gasoline
> would have been a better choice.. Dunno..
>
> Got to work, plugged in the block heater, and a 15 amp battery
charger,
> thinking a warm engine/full battery and I'd be on my way in the
> morning. (No joy) It was 2F..
>
> Like I said, it did crank and catch a few times, but I was unable
to
> keep the engine running, and the battery DIED.. Fine, let it
charge,
> go to sleep, right?? I did, still no dice... Add a second battery
> that can cold crank my 460 Ranchero-- Both were even BROUGHT in to
a
> warmed building to "increase output" and charged fully..
>
> Now it would crank, but not "start" not even for a second, SO..
>
> I checked the glow plug relay.. Fuse intact, voltage on both sides,
can
> hear it click on/off..
>
> I tried a hairdryer on the fuel filter for 15 minutes this morning
(5F)
> outside.. Down the intake with the air filter off.. Cranked both
> warmed and charged batteries to death..
>
> Tonight I added powerservice "Diesel 911" and 1 gallon of gasoline
(all
> there was room for.. I've got another primary/secondary filter I
was
> going to change the "can" filter, and dip the line that leaves
> the "primary" into more "diesel 911"..
>
> http://www.powerservice.com/d911/
>
> (it's supposed to be the "silver bullet" for all that could
confound a
> diesel fuel system-- never used it as a rescue drug, but have added
a
> bottle to a tank previously and NOT had this crap happen.)
>
> Okay-- I was able to crank and get "sputters" of activity, Sunday
> morning, but ran the battery dead before I could "keep it running"
>
> This morning it's a smidge warmer (29F).. I'm going to use
my "Harbor
> Freight Heat Gun.."
>
> http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?
Itemnumber=35776
>
> I'm going to make a quick attempt to warm the current filter and
the
> steel lines from the injection pump with that.. If it fails on the
> first time, off with the secondary filter, and it gets filled with
> D911, and I run the line from the primary filter into the rest of
the
> bottle (sort of like the diesel purge) I'm letting the "runnoff"
back
> into the tank, in case the tank fuel is cold at the sender, as
well..
>
> DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY FURTHER IDEAS?? I'm really tired of sleeping
at
> the hospital!! :) I've got a room with a TV and shower, but I just
> WANT TO GO HOME!!! (pout!)
>
> AJ RN
>
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