Proper Cold Weather Starting

[normde2001]

Surprising how many users don't know to fully open throttle for starting.

 

[newbury]

Also check your oil. If you were running a standard dino oil switching to a synthetic like Rotella T6 5W40 may make a big difference. It did with my 7.3 L Fords.

 

[Daryl Greene]

Surprising how many users don't know to fully open throttle for starting.

I was quite surprised to read that! Then I pulled out the Operation Manual and, sure enough, it states "Pull throttle lever all the way back (full throttle)". Lesson learned tonight.

 

[oosik]

Proper cold wx starting is whatever is recommended in your owners manual.

 

[buickanddeere]

No idea why anybody would use a thermal start to clatter a cold engine to life ? Plug in the block heater instead .

 

[davesl708]

Surprising how many users don't know to fully open throttle for starting.

Seems to vary. My BX recommends 1/2 throttle and 10 seconds on the glow plugs.

 

[careyo63]

I use the Decompression and set my Throttle at a mark on my hood that's about 1500rpms. on cold starts. I've been doing it for 8Yrs. and starts the same every time. Why they recommend full throttle I don't know? I've heard this quite a few times before.
Thank goodness I've only had to use the Thermal a couple of times. It fired right up when I did use it so I believe it does help. Like I stated before. The actual Thermal Glow plug wasn't wired to the Ign. Switch or a even had a fuel bowl when I bought it and started hearing about it on here.

 

[normde2001]

It's stated in the YM240 ops manual.

 

[chriswheeler]

Another thing that can be done. The small fuel bottle above the thermo start seams to always need filling. I owned a YM 3000 and a John Deere 950, I noticed that the 950 was self filling. Both Yanmar diesels were almost the same size. The Yanmar engine thermo start in the 950 was plumbed to the discharge from the injectors keeping the thermo start bottle always filled. Difference was the Deere bottle doesn't have a fill cap like the Yanmar does, only a inlet from the injectors, and a outlet to return excess fuel back to the tank. The little plastic fuel bottle is exactly the same size and bolts into the same bracket. The Deere thermo start fuel bottle was around $10, + the price of some small hose, well worth the price to always have that little bottle full of fuel. Highly recommend that change for any of the members that still have to fill that little bottle on a cold day.
Chris

 

[careyo63]

I stated I heard that before. Honestly my 2000 throttle has only been open all the way a couple of times. And that was just after I bought it 8yrs. ago to see how high the RPM's would go. And maybe once or twice while I was at it to check full throttle with a Mower engaged.:confused3: