Juliet 15
Senior Member
All the diesels I've operated (trucks, tractors, heavy equipment) used glow plugs. Standard procedure is to hold it for between 5 and 10 seconds, then crank the engine. Even my Cummins 6BTAs from the 90's had a preheat (if I recall correctly).
I currently have two 1975 DD 4-71's. There is no preheat ability. The starter buttons are simply press-and-hold-until-it-starts buttons. The engines start instantly - better than any engine I've ever had, marine or vehicle - but it still feels wrong to NOT be "preheating" a glow plug.
Is this a DD "thing"? Or is there supposed to be a glow plug preheat going on?
Thx
I currently have two 1975 DD 4-71's. There is no preheat ability. The starter buttons are simply press-and-hold-until-it-starts buttons. The engines start instantly - better than any engine I've ever had, marine or vehicle - but it still feels wrong to NOT be "preheating" a glow plug.
Is this a DD "thing"? Or is there supposed to be a glow plug preheat going on?
Thx