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On Fri, 31 Oct 2003 03:42:27 GMT,
surfnturf wrote:

BTW, it seems to happen after the engine has sat for awhile
(months) and during cold weather starts....
snip

Only an outside chance but... Have you been using a starter fluid on those
cold weather starts? They have a reputation for bending pushrods on many
deisels. Not seen it happen personally (yes, I've cheated when faced with a
no-start), but many manuals contain the warning.

Some good suggestions on care and feeding in the previous posts. Liked the
hammer diagnostic too!

surfnturf



I don't use starter fluid (ether) on diesels, it's much better to use
wd-40, or at least, that's what an old and wrinkled diesel mechanic told
me, almost 30 years ago. He must have known what he was doing, he was
old.
Seriously, wd-40 works great, easier on the engine than ether. For
diesels anyway.


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