philcon
New member
hi everyone, i am new on here, i was advised to start a new thread, i will receive a better response, i purchased a yanmar 146 for $650.00. decent shape, just came with a snow plow, which is what i need. i noticed when it it 40 degrees, it turned into a hard starter. i have a male plug that comes out of the back attached next to the battery. it looks like it could be a trickle charger because two leads come out of it and goes the the battery. there are no other wires coming out of it. does anyone else have this setup, and if it is a trickle charger i could remove it and put in a larger, more cranking battery. also i was planning on putting on a block heater. being from buffalo, new york, it would help. also any special oil you use? our just normal deisel oil? i drove tractor trailer for years with hard starting deisels, we used starting fluid, any negative thoughts on that. also we used the compression release often. does everyone use that also.
thanks again
phil
thanks again
phil