rectifier
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- Joined
- May 8, 2015
- Messages
- 57
- Location
- Saskatchewan, Canada
- Tractor
- Deutz DX160, IH B-275, Z225 zero-turn
My DX160 has a flame plug preheater ("thermostart") that is useless to start the engine. If it gets anywhere near freezing I'm forced to give it just a whiff of ether or it will do nothing but puff white smoke. There are no other glows.
This year I'm determined to get the DX160 up to spec. Almost everything else on it is working properly. I've replaced some wiring and now the plug itself draws lots of current, and after a minute the "ready to start" light will come on on the dash.
The plug itself gets hot but the intake manifold does not, and it has absolutely no effect on starting the motor. I've looked at videos of these things, like on the Perkins diesels i.e. HOW THE FLAME HEATER WORKS ON A PERKINS DIESEL - YouTube but unfortunately there is no way to see inside the manifold due to the mounting of the turbo. I'm hesitant to try and run it hanging off the side of the engine due to the fire risk!
Mine doesn't have a tank above it, but a tank that looks more like a little hydraulic accumulator that is supplied from the injection pump and located BELOW the flame plug itself. Is this then, a pressure tank that gets filled up when the pump runs? Is there a chance that it has check valves or something that have failed and it no longer holds pressure? And if I crack the line to the plug, should diesel flow out?
This year I'm determined to get the DX160 up to spec. Almost everything else on it is working properly. I've replaced some wiring and now the plug itself draws lots of current, and after a minute the "ready to start" light will come on on the dash.
The plug itself gets hot but the intake manifold does not, and it has absolutely no effect on starting the motor. I've looked at videos of these things, like on the Perkins diesels i.e. HOW THE FLAME HEATER WORKS ON A PERKINS DIESEL - YouTube but unfortunately there is no way to see inside the manifold due to the mounting of the turbo. I'm hesitant to try and run it hanging off the side of the engine due to the fire risk!
Mine doesn't have a tank above it, but a tank that looks more like a little hydraulic accumulator that is supplied from the injection pump and located BELOW the flame plug itself. Is this then, a pressure tank that gets filled up when the pump runs? Is there a chance that it has check valves or something that have failed and it no longer holds pressure? And if I crack the line to the plug, should diesel flow out?