[bmarian]

I had an Oldsmobile Cutlass diesel back in the 80's and I carried a can or 2 of WD-40 religiously! But Ray WD-40 is good for more than starting engines, it will remove a sticker from a car bumper, or whatever. Just never try to use it as penetrating oil.

My brother also had a Old diesel and he drilled a hole in the air cleaner cover and covered it with a piece of velcro so he could uncover the hole and spray directly into the air intake on his early Olds diesel. The glow plugs were junk on his and it was a fortune to fix them so if it got cold (55 degrees F) he needed to spray WD-40 to start it every time. Olds finally changed his 260 ci engine to the 350DX engine for less money than it would have cost to fix the glow plugs. He got the new fast glow plugs with the new engine!

The bottom line is I have heard of plenty of people using WD-40 as a starting aide for diesel engines and my diesel mechanic friends swear by it. Just never use ether or gasoline starting fluids on a diesel engine.

Bruce