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Originally Posted by Racer71
I live at 7,000 and I can't believe the altitude makes that much difference. It should light right up with glow plugs. Maybe a block heater under 30. Any heating element should last more than 1 year. The equipment is designed to last 30 years. Does the engine have a turbo?
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No turbo and no glow plugs. This engine just has an intake heater. I had a Yanmar 1610 last year, just a smaller version of the 790, that acted the same way and the dealer ended up taking it back. It had other problems but I thought the starting problem with it was low compression. Looks like it was just the altitude. We discussed this on this forum before and someone said they had diesel engines in Aspen that required an altitude compensation turbo to start. I checked on those and they are cost prohibitive. Looks like I just use the cold start aids, ether or get the timing adjusted.