Heavysteven
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Who ever posted about cleaning the spark plug was dead on. Good tip mine had build up on it. Works perfectly now.
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guessing the flame manifold flame heater wouldonly work with nearly "pure diesel"The flame heater parts can be tested individually or together.
The nozzle must atomize the fuel in a funnel like pattern, test by installing it in a clear plastic bottle and observe the spray.
The igniter produces a continues spark for as long as the switch is turned on. The cable sheathing is grounded to the spark plug and it should fire when held up (doesn't need to touch metal (=ground)).
Test both together as shown in image below.
There is no good way of knowing if it is working when installed on the engine and running it without ignition will put raw fuel into the intake manifold. I put together an optical sensor to monitor the operation, but that is another story...
found the problem in mine.. of all things, when they installed the pump/ motor on top of the engine, the clamped the mounting peice over the plastic fuel line, it was flat as a pancake!! i opened it up and now have the fuel flowing again, further trouble shootingcheck everything. Do you have power to the pump? or the igniter? restricted injector nozzle? power to the switch or out of the switch? check resistance at the switch, and in all of your wiring. Check the spark plug for build up of carbon/dirt. What have you tried so far?
What has been called the "new" style here and by several vendors is actually the very early flame heater nozzle and requires the solenoid valves to prevent the fuel from constantly leaking out.
Lot of good points.I have always been leery of ether in diesels, as they are very sensitive to it, and can become dependent upon it to start when they should not be so.
Maintenance, Maintenance, Maintenance should be your mantra....
There is a thread somewhere which describes someone trying the hexagonal "old" version.ah man, are you serious!
Even the guy at Murry Equip told me it was an "updated" version.
So now, I have to try to call early in the morning, and see if I can change my order to a "take-off" nozzle, befor they ship it.
If they have already shipped it, then I'll have to now figure out how the solenoid works, how and where to mount it, and where to find one
This just isn't my day...
Thanks for the info Jason, I would rather find out about this now rather than later.
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