DEWFPO
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- Joined
- Jun 2, 2007
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- Tractor
- 2009 Bobcat Toolcat 5600 D
I'm running the same Amsoil, with an oil pan heater, no block heater, and mine will start below 30F without that much glow time.
Are you sure you don't have carbon build up on your glow plugs, or possibly a weak one?
Good questions, I've checked for voltage at each glow plug when the key is turned and all 3 have full battery voltage. I don't know how to check for a weak glow plug. Two appear to be easy to get to and one looks like a bear. I've only got 81 hrs on the machine and it doesn't smoke when running unless I lug it down a bit. Overall a very clean running machine. I use an anti-gel additive/cetane booster in the winter. When it was new it wasn't this cold blooded. It started faster, better with less glow plug than now. Once it starts it runs fine, no sputter, no smoke. At 70F, on a cold start it will need 10-15 seconds of glow plug. I've never cranked it long enough to see if it will light without the glow plug at that temp.
Your thoughts are appreciated.
DEWFPO