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I am building a truck with an LD28 motor and am not super techy with diesels. It will not start when cold without a good glow and a shot of engine start. Starts fine when warm.
Needs a really high idle until up to temp. Then it is fine.
I think the sump is overfilling with diesel thining the oil. But maybe that's because it has been attempted started a dozen times. And actual started about half dozen over the last year.
Without draining I won't know, but my guess on the dipstick is at least a litre up.
Seems to take forever to warm up. But heard that is normal for diesel engines.
Currently it does not have an air filter.
No vacuum lines to/from the auto trans (jatco 4n71b).
And radiator / water in cooling system doesn't make any difference except that I can run it for longer.
Build thread on page with the first drive.
My thoughts are either:
- Leaking injector(s)
- bad cylinder (s) and low on comp.
Although I don't think it sounds funny, and it drives fine / starts fine when warm.
Approx 1985 engine.
Any thoughts or discussion appreciated.
Needs a really high idle until up to temp. Then it is fine.
I think the sump is overfilling with diesel thining the oil. But maybe that's because it has been attempted started a dozen times. And actual started about half dozen over the last year.
Without draining I won't know, but my guess on the dipstick is at least a litre up.
Seems to take forever to warm up. But heard that is normal for diesel engines.
Currently it does not have an air filter.
No vacuum lines to/from the auto trans (jatco 4n71b).
And radiator / water in cooling system doesn't make any difference except that I can run it for longer.
Build thread on page with the first drive.
Deuce's new daily - 1970 series2a LWB
Power steering circuit is all bleed nicely it seems. And took around 900ml of penrite dx-3 trans fluid (same as 4l60e in the V8, and what will go in jatco 4n71b). Started the truck today. It unfortunately required 'engine start' to actually fire. And once going (note that I had a shoe lace on...
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My thoughts are either:
- Leaking injector(s)
- bad cylinder (s) and low on comp.
Although I don't think it sounds funny, and it drives fine / starts fine when warm.
Approx 1985 engine.
Any thoughts or discussion appreciated.