Wayne, when the engine is in the "hard to start condition", and then it
finally starts, does it do so on all cylinders, or does it go thru a
period where only 1, 2, 3, etc cylinders are firing for a while before
all 6 finally kick in? This could indicate a very slow leak between the
injection pump and the injectors.

bob


Wayne.B wrote:
On Thu, 26 Jan 2006 06:38:42 GMT, "Calif Bill"
wrote:


I think some people put pressure guages before and after the fuel filter.
You would know what the pressure is when starting and if the fuel filter is
getting clogged.


I have vacuum guages on the suction side of my Racors to provide a
warning if they are starting to load up.

Everything looks normal there.

On Thu, 26 Jan 2006 15:16:07 -0800, RW Salnick
wrote:

Wayne, when the engine is in the "hard to start condition", and then it
finally starts, does it do so on all cylinders, or does it go thru a
period where only 1, 2, 3, etc cylinders are firing for a while before
all 6 finally kick in? This could indicate a very slow leak between the
injection pump and the injectors.

Usually you can hear one or two kick a couple of times and then they
all light up a second or two later.

On a DD671 there is no central injection pump. Each cylinder has its
own driven by the cam as I understand it.

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RW Salnick wrote:

Wayne, when the engine is in the "hard to start condition", and then it
finally starts, does it do so on all cylinders, or does it go thru a
period where only 1, 2, 3, etc cylinders are firing for a while before
all 6 finally kick in? This could indicate a very slow leak between the
injection pump and the injectors.

bob


DD671's don't have an Injection Pump. They have a Fuel Pump that
supplies a common Fuel Rail, to which each Injector tapes off of.
Each individual Injector is then pumped via the Injection Lobes
of the Camshaft. Remember this is a 2 Cycle Diesel, not a 4 Cycle.

Bruce in alaska
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